In Nevada, an employer must pay time and one-half an employee's regular rate whenever an employee works (1) more than 40 hours in any week or (2) more than eight hours in any workday unless a specific agreement has been made between employee and employer providing for a scheduled 10-hour day with a four-day week.
Effective July 1, 2009, daily overtime may apply if an employee to whom qualifying health benefits have been made available by the employer is paid less than $9.825 per hour. Daily overtime may apply if an employee is paid less than $11.325 per hour for employees without available health benefits.
The following employees are not covered under the overtime provisions: (1) employees not covered by the state minimum wage provisions; (2) employees who receive compensation at a rate not less than one and one-half times the state minimum rate; (3) outside buyers; (4) retail commission salespersons whose regular rate is more than one and one-half times the minimum wage and more than half of their pay comes from commissions; (5) bona fide executives administrative or professional personnel; (6) those covered by collective bargaining agreements providing for overtime; (7) drivers, drivers' helpers, loaders and mechanics covered under the Motor Carrier Act of 1935; (8) railroad employees; (9) air carrier employees; (10) drivers or drivers' helpers making local deliveries and paid on tip-rate basis or other delivery plan; (11) taxi and limousine drivers; (12) agricultural employees; (13) employees of businesses that net less than $250,000 annually; and (14) automobile salespersons.
Effective July 1, 2005, employees who earn one and one-half times the hourly minimum wage are not exempt from the overtime pay rules.