Nevada has enacted Senate Bill 8 to revise state wage and hour laws and align them more closely with federal standards. This legislation incorporates the federal Portal-to-Portal Act’s exceptions for certain pre- and post-shift activities.
The Portal-to-Portal Act defines compensable time as activities integral to the job, excluding tasks that are preliminary or postliminary to the main work duties. For example, regular commuting from home to the workplace is not considered paid time. Similarly, time spent waiting at an offsite parking lot and traveling to the worksite on employer-provided transportation is generally unpaid.
The bill amends Chapter 608 of the NRS and introduces provisions from the federal Portal-to-Portal Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act to clarify what activities count as compensable working time. These changes provide relief from certain claims and liabilities and will remain in effect until October 31, 2029.