Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter608 Compensation, Wages and Hours |
EMPLOYMENT OF WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES AT SPECIAL MINIMUM WAGE |
NAC608.340. Cost of room, board and other services provided to working patient.
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1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no deduction may be made from the special minimum wage of a patient worker to cover the cost of room, board or other services provided by the institution where he is employed. The patient worker must receive his wages free and clear, except for amounts deducted for taxes, any voluntary assignment of wages or any deductions ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
2. An institution may assess and collect charges for room, board and other services actually provided to a patient worker to the extent permitted by applicable law and on the same basis as it assesses and collects such charges from nonworking patients.
(Added to NAC by Dep’t of Human Resources, eff. 2-14-89)