Nevada Code § 608.017

Discrimination on basis of sex prohibited; exceptions
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1. It is unlawful for any employer to
discriminate between employees, employed within the same establishment, on the
basis of sex by paying lower wages to one employee than the wages paid to an
employee of the opposite sex who performs equal work which requires equal
skill, effort and responsibility and which is performed under similar working
conditions.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
apply where wages are paid pursuant to:
(a) A seniority system;
(b) A merit system;
(c) A compensation system under which wages are
determined by the quality or quantity of production; or
(d) A wage differential based on factors other
than sex.
3. An employer who violates the provisions
of this section shall not reduce the wages of any employees in order to comply
with such provisions.

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