607.050 - Deputy Labor Commissioner: Employment; powers of attorney; other employment prohibited; exception. - Nevada Statutes

607.050  Deputy Labor Commissioner: Employment; powers of attorney; other employment prohibited; exception.

      1.  The Labor Commissioner shall employ a Deputy, who is in the unclassified service of the State.

      2.  If admitted to the practice of law in the State of Nevada, the Deputy has all the powers of:

      (a) The district attorneys of the several counties in this state; and

      (b) The Attorney General pursuant to NRS 607.160,

Ê in the prosecution of all claims and actions originating with the Labor Commissioner by appropriate action in the courts of this state, when the Labor Commissioner is charged with the enforcement of those laws.

      3.  The Deputy shall act under the direction of the Labor Commissioner, and in the performance of his or her duties is responsible to the Labor Commissioner.

      4.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the Deputy shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.

      [1:182:1943; 1943 NCL § 2829.17] + [2:182:1943; 1943 NCL § 2829.18] + [3:182:1943; 1943 NCL § 2829.19]—(NRS A 1967, 1502; 1971, 1441; 1981, 1283; 1985, 440; 1995, 2317; 1997, 194)