NRS616A.225. “Employee”: Persons participating in federally approved training programs.

      1.  Any person who participates in a training program approved pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §§ 1501 to 1781, inclusive, is entitled to the benefits of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS and, except as provided in subsection 2, shall be deemed an employee of the person receiving the grant to conduct the program, at a wage:

      (a) Of $150 per month if the person who participates in the training program is receiving formal instruction in a classroom;

      (b) Equal to his or her actual remuneration if he or she is being trained under actual working conditions and is paid a wage by the recipient of the grant; or

      (c) Of $150 per month or his or her actual remuneration, whichever is greater, if he or she is being so trained and instructed and receiving a wage from the recipient of the grant.

      2.  Any person who participates in a training program approved pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §§ 1501 to 1781, inclusive, where the person is trained on the job and is paid a wage directly by the employer shall be deemed an employee of that employer and is entitled to the benefits of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

      (Added to NRS by 1985, 575)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.088)