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Nevada Legal Holidays and Holiday Pay Laws<\/h1>\n\n
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\n By Susan Buckner, J.D.<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Catherine Hodder, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Nevada labor laws<\/span> do not require private employers<\/span> to provide holiday pay<\/span> for their employees. Legal holidays<\/span> apply only to state employees. Private employers<\/span> may give employees overtime pay<\/span> or paid or unpaid leave<\/span> on holidays, but they are not required to do so.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Nevada state law<\/span> follows the federal schedule for legal holidays<\/span> and recognizes Nevada Day<\/span> as a state holiday<\/span>. Nevada requires all government offices and schools to close for legal holidays<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Nevada\u2019s official holiday pay<\/span> laws apply only to\u00a0nonexempt employees<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in positions affected by the legal requirement to close on recognized holidays. Nonexempt public employees may<\/a>:<\/p>\n