618.605 - Administrative review: Notice; hearing; notification of family members of deceased employees; participation of employees. - Nevada Statutes

618.605  Administrative review: Notice; hearing; notification of family members of deceased employees; participation of employees.

      1.  Upon the receipt of any written appeal or notice of contest under NRS 618.475, the Division shall within 15 working days notify the Board of such an appeal or contest.

      2.  The Board shall hold a formal fact-finding hearing and render its decision based on the evidence presented at the hearing.

      3.  Prior to any formal fact-finding hearing involving a citation for an accident occurring in the course of employment which is fatal to one or more employees, the Board shall notify the immediate family of each deceased employee of:

      (a) The time and place of the hearing; and

      (b) The fact that the hearing is open to the public.

      4.  Any employee of an employer or representative of the employee may participate in and give evidence at the hearing, subject to rules and regulations of the Board governing the conduct of such hearings.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1020; A 1975, 774; 1981, 1516; 2009, 816)