Nevada Revised Statutes 616B.215 – Appeal by principal contractor from denial of final certificate of coverage for project; appeal by employer from determination regarding vocational rehabilitation of injured employee
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 616B.215
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(a) A principal contractor or an owner of property acting as a principal contractor aggrieved by a letter issued pursuant to NRS 616B.645; or
(b) An employer aggrieved by a determination made pursuant to NRS 616C.585, may appeal from the letter or determination by filing a notice of appeal with the Administrator within 30 days after the date of the letter or determination.
2. An employer shall not seek to remove costs that have been charged to the account of the employer by appealing to the Administrator any issue that relates to a claim for compensation if the issue was raised or could have been raised before a hearing officer or an appeals officer pursuant to NRS 616C.315 or 616C.345.
3. The decision of the Administrator is the final and binding administrative determination of an appeal filed pursuant to this section, and the whole record consists of all evidence taken at the hearing before the Administrator and any findings based thereon.