Civil Rights & Disputes in Nevada

Nevada's Equal Rights Commission (NERC) investigates discrimination complaints. Complaints must be filed within 300 days of the discriminatory act. Nevada explicitly includes sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as protected classes in employment and public accommodations. Nevada covers employers with 15 or more employees. Nevada has an anti-SLAPP statute (NRS 41.635 et seq.) that protects good-faith communications in government proceedings and on matters of public concern, with mandatory attorney's fees for successful defendants. The defamation statute of limitations in Nevada is two years under NRS 11.190. Nevada courts apply the zone-of-danger test for negligent infliction of emotional distress.