What is the minimum age to work as a youth sports referee in Nevada?

14 (under 14 requires written district-court/judge permission) Lifeguards & emancipated minors exempt from night rule; parent-employed exempt; no referee carve-out. State law keys on 'employ/permit to work' - no 1099 carve-out; misclassifying minor officials as contractors does not avoid child-labor rules.

When is a final paycheck due in Nevada if you let someone go?

Immediately (penalties accrue after 3 days) Penalty: wages continue up to 30 days (NRS 608.040). PTO per policy.

How does Nevada decide whether a coach or referee is a 1099 contractor or an employee?

Common law / economic reality with statutory IC presumption (NRS 608.0155: 5-factor conclusive presumption)

For youth sports organizations and event operators · Nevada rulebook

Youth sports labor rules in Nevada: who can you put in the game, and what do you owe them?

State rules for everyone a youth sports organization pays: coaches and trainers on payroll, officials and event staff on 1099, program and front-office staff, and the teenagers you hire for a season. Wages, final pay, minors, contractor status and youth safety, 50 states + DC, checked against statute text.

Last reviewed Sep 9, 202651 jurisdictions · 29 rules each

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Everything on file for Nevada

All 29 rules for this state, with the statutes and agency pages they came from.

Wages and pay
Minimum wage (2026): $12.00
Required pay frequency: Semi-monthly
Final paycheck if you let them go: Immediately (penalties accrue after 3 days)
Final paycheck if they quit: Next regular payday or within 7 days, whichever earlier
Final-pay penalties: Penalty: wages continue up to 30 days (NRS 608.040). PTO per policy.
State income tax withholding: No
Workers' comp required at: 1+
New-hire report due (days): 20
Minors
Minimum working age: 14 (under 14 requires written district-court/judge permission)
Work permit: Under 14 only (judge's written permission); otherwise no
Ages 14 to 15, school in session: State: 8 hrs/day, 40 hrs/wk (AB 215, eff. 10/1/2025); under 19: no work 11pm-6am before school day - FLSA 3/18, 7pm governs
Ages 14 to 15, summer and breaks: 8 hrs/day, 40 hrs/wk; FLSA 9pm summer curfew
Ages 16 to 17: No daily/weekly cap; no work 11pm-6am on night before a school day (applies to under 19; exceptions for emancipated minors, lifeguards, arcade, theatrical, farm)
Weekend and evening games: 11pm school-night curfew (new 2025) does not apply Fri/Sat before non-school days; lifeguard exemption relevant to aquatic events
Referee, coach and recreation exemptions: Lifeguards & emancipated minors exempt from night rule; parent-employed exempt; no referee carve-out. State law keys on 'employ/permit to work' - no 1099 carve-out; misclassifying minor officials as contractors does not avoid child-labor rules.
Contractors and leave
How this state decides 1099 vs. payroll: Common law / economic reality with statutory IC presumption (NRS 608.0155: 5-factor conclusive presumption)
Same question, for unemployment insurance: ABC test (NRS 612.085)
Referee-specific rule: NRS 616A.110(6): sports officials paid a nominal fee at amateur, intercollegiate or interscholastic events excluded from WC 'employee'. UI: no officials-specific exclusion in NRS ch. 612 (612.095-612.140 exclusions reviewed); NRS 612.436 only bars between-season benefits for athletes.
Seasonal or recreation carve-out: No seasonal amusement/recreation or camp exemption in NRS 608.250 or the NRS 608.018(3) OT exemptions; only youth-related carveout is Nev. Const. art. 15 s.16 (under-18s employed by a nonprofit for after-school/summer employment or as <=90-day trainees).
Paid sick leave: Yes: NRS 608.0197 paid leave for any reason: 0.01923 hr/hr worked (≈40 hrs/yr); employers 50+; temporary/seasonal (<90 days) exempt
Paid family and medical leave: No
What it costs to get it wrong: NRS 608.400: misclassification penalties $2,500–$5,000 per employee (Task Force on Employee Misclassification)
Safety
Background checks: Yes: NRS 432A.710 (added 2017, ch. 667): operator of a 'seasonal or temporary recreation program' must complete a background/personal-history check on each staff member within 3 days of hire and every 5 years, plus a Central Registry child abuse/neglect screening. NRS 432A.029 defines the term to include 'an athletic training program, which may include, without limitation, a baseball or other sports league' offered to children for a limited duration, not restricted to governmental operators, so private seasonal leagues are covered.
Concussion law: Schools: NRS 392.452 (districts) and NRS 385B.080/NAC 386.832 (NIAA; coaches complete NFHS concussion course). Non-school: NRS 455A.200 (AB 455, 2011; amended 2017/2019/2023), 'each organization for youth sports that sanctions or sponsors competitive sports for youths' must adopt a head-injury policy, inform parents/coaches, immediately remove a youth with suspected head injury, and allow return only on signed statement of a provider of health care (physician, PA, APRN, PT or athletic trainer). No coach-training mandate in NRS 455A.200; no public-facility condition.
Sudden cardiac arrest law: Yes (school), NRS 391.092 school coaches CPR cert. Youth leagues not covered.
CPR and AED: School coaches CPR (NRS 391.092). None for youth leagues.
Coaches as mandated reporters: Paid coaches yes; volunteers no, NRS 432B.220(4)(l): 'any adult person who is employed by an entity that provides organized activities for children' (incl. school districts). Volunteers are named only for public/private schools (4)(e); youth-league volunteers not covered. Last amended 2023.
Coach certification: None statewide.
Assault-on-official law: Yes: NRS 200.471(2)(b)? (AB 474, 2013; sports official added to protected class).

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Rulebook by state

Nevada at a glance: minimum wage $12.00. Final paycheck when you let someone go: Immediately (penalties accrue after 3 days). Minimum working age: 14 (under 14 requires written district-court/judge permission). Background checks for youth sports: Yes: NRS 432A.710 (added 2017, ch. 667): operator of a 'seasonal or temporary recreation program' must complete a background/personal-history check on each staff member within 3 days of hire and every 5 years, plus a Central Registry child abuse/neglect screening. NRS 432A.029 defines the term to include 'an athletic training program, which may include, without limitation, a baseball or other sports league' offered to children for a limited duration, not restricted to governmental operators, so private seasonal leagues are covered.