Paid Time Off
(PTO) Policy (NV)

Summary

This template is a paid time off (PTO) policy that grants employees in Nevada paid time off from work for a variety of reasons in lieu of an individual vacation policy, sick leave policy, or personal leave policy. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and alternate and optional clauses. Nevada maintains an earned paid leave law that governs private employers with 50 or more employees. Nevada. 2019 NV S.B. 312, § 1(9)(B). Employers must provide employees with at least 0.01923 hours of paid leave for each hour of work performed, and such leave can be used for any reason, including sickness. 2019 NV S.B. 312, § 1(1)(A), (2). Employees are not required to provide a reason for the leave to their employer, however they are required to provide notice as soon as practicable. 2019 NV S.B. 312, § 1(2)(B). An employer shall allow an employee to use paid leave for any use, including, without limitation: • Treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury or health condition; • Receiving a medical diagnosis or medical care; • Receiving or participating in preventative care; • Participating in caregiving; or • Addressing other personal needs related to the health of the employee. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 608.0197(2)(b). 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 both Nevada and federal law. It is similar to the non-jurisdictional Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy, except that the content addresses issues specific to Nevada. For information on drafting paid time off policies, see Paid Time Off (PTO) Policies: Key Drafting Tips. For information on Nevada laws governing paid time off, see Leave Law (NV). For state-specific annotated PTO polices, which include vacation leave, see the Other Leaves column of the Attendance, Leaves, and Disabilities State Expert Forms Chart. For a non-jurisdictional policy governing vacation leave only, see Vacation Policy. For a non-jurisdictional policy governing sick leave, see Sick Leave Policy. For a non-jurisdictional personal leave policy, see Personal Days Policy or Personal Leave of Absence Policy. For more information on Nevada laws concerning paid sick leave, see Leave Law (NV) and Paid Sick Leave State and Local Law Survey (Private Employers). For information on drafting paid sick leave policies, see Sick Leave Policies: Key Drafting Tips, Paid Sick Leave Policies Checklist (Best Drafting Practices for Employers), Paid Time Off (PTO) Policies: Key Drafting Tips, and Attendance, Time-Off, and Leave of Absence Policies: Best Drafting and Administration Practices. For another model sick leave policy, see Sick Leave Policy. For a paid leave policy that is not limited to sick days, see Paid Time Off (PTO) and Sick Days Policy.