NRS612.687. Liability of contractor to assure payment of amounts due from subcontractors.

      1.  Every contractor, as defined in NRS 624.020, who contracts with a subcontractor who is an employer under the provisions of this chapter or becomes such an employer before the completion of the contract shall, in connection with each such contract:

      (a) Withhold sufficient money on the contract; or

      (b) Require of such subcontractor a good and sufficient surety bond,

Ê to guarantee the payment of all contributions, penalties and interest which are due or become due pursuant to the provisions of this chapter with respect to wages paid for employment on the contract.

      2.  Any contractor who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 is directly liable for all contributions, penalties and interest due from the subcontractor pursuant to the provisions of this chapter with respect to wages paid for employment on the contract, as if the services in question had been performed directly for the contractor, and the remedies of collection which are available to the Administrator under the provisions of this chapter against the subcontractor as employer are equally available against the contractor.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1781; A 1993, 1849)