Nevada Code § 475.115

Volunteer firefighters: Discharge from employment prohibited; civil action; attorneys fees; disclosure to employer
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1. Any person, corporation, partnership,
association or other entity who is an employer or is vested with the power to
discharge or recommend the discharge of a person who serves as a volunteer
firefighter shall not deprive the person performing such service of his or her
employment as a consequence of his or her action.
2. A person discharged in violation of
subsection 1 may commence a civil action against his or her employer and
obtain:
(a) Wages and benefits lost as a result of the
violation;
(b) An order of reinstatement without loss of
position, seniority or benefits;
(c) Damages equal to the amount of lost wages and
benefits; and
(d) Reasonable attorneys fees fixed by the
court.
3. Any applicant for employment who is,
and any employee who becomes, a volunteer firefighter must disclose that fact
to his or her prospective or present employer, as the case may be.

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