NAC608.310. Determination of prevailing wage.

For the purposes of NAC 608.200 to 608.370, inclusive:

     1. The prevailing wage:

     (a) May not be less than the minimum wage specified in subsection 1 of NRS 608.250; and

     (b) Must be based upon work using similar methods and equipment. If no such work can be found in the locality or in a comparable community, appropriate alternative techniques for calculating the prevailing wage must be used.

     2. An employer whose workforce consists primarily of:

     (a) Nondisabled workers performing the same work as a worker with a disability employed by him under a certificate may use as the prevailing wage the wage paid to his experienced nondisabled employees.

     (b) Workers with a disability shall determine the prevailing wage by ascertaining the wages paid to experienced nondisabled workers in the locality for essentially the same kind of work. For the purposes of this paragraph:

          (1) The employer shall use a representative sample of employers who are a similar size or larger and are engaged in a business similar to his own.

          (2) If the same kind of work cannot be found in the locality, the employer may refer to the closest comparable community outside the locality where such work can be found.

          (3) If information concerning wages is not otherwise available, sources such as the Research Section of the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, private employment services and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics may be used.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Human Resources, eff. 2-14-89)