Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
(with Acknowledgment) (NV)

Summary

This template is an equal employment opportunity policy for use by Nevada employers. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and optional clauses. Nevada's Equal Opportunities for Employment statute (NEOE), Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 613.310–613.435, protects employees from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Any person who employs fifteen or more employees for each working day in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year must comply with the NEOE. Any person injured by an unlawful employment practice under the NEOE may bring a claim. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 613.405. Specifically, the statute prohibits discrimination against a person on the basis of the following: • Race (including traits associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles) • Color • Sex • Sexual orientation • Gender identity or expression • Age with regard to individuals forty years of age or older • Disability • Religion • National origin • The person's use of lawful products • Genetic testing/genetic information Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 613.310; Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 613.330; Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 613.333; Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 613.345. This template covers key topics for EEO policies including, among others, prohibited discrimination and harassment, reporting policy violations, and enforcement. This template is intended for private employers and may be included in an employee handbook or distributed as a standalone policy. For a non-jurisdictional employee handbook, see Employee Handbook. This template's language complies with Nevada and federal law. It differs slightly from the non-jurisdictional Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (with Acknowledgment) in that it addresses issues under both Nevada and federal law. For information on equal employment and non-discrimination issues, see Equal Employment Opportunity / Non-discrimination Policies: Key Drafting Tips, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy Drafting Checklist and 10 Labor and Employment Law § 258.07. For additional equal employment opportunity forms, see Equal Employment Opportunity / Non-discrimination Policy, Harassment and EEO Policy Acknowledgment, and Employment Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Investigation Determination Form. For information on Nevada laws concerning equal employment and non-discrimination, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation (NV), Nevada Equal Opportunities for Employment Statute (NEOE), and Screening and Hiring (NV). Video: To learn about affirmative action plans that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) requires for certain federal contractors, watch Affirmative Action Plans Video. For a training presentation to educate participants on the value of and barriers to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, see Workplace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Guidance: Training Presentation.