Nevada
For Nevada, violation type is posting; penalty maximum is $16,550; federal maximum is $16,550; effective date is January 15, 2025; computation method is Mirrors federal per SB 40 (2019); automatically adopts federal penalty amounts, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- Jurisdiction
- Nevada verified
- Violation type
- posting our reading
- Penalty maximum
- $16,550 verified
- Federal maximum
- $16,550 our reading
- Effective date
- January 15, 2025 verified
- Computation method
- Mirrors federal per SB 40 (2019); automatically adopts federal penalty amounts our reading
- Statute citation
- SB 40 (2019 Legislative Session) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
As a result, Nevada OSHA’s administrative penalties will increase by 2.59%, effective immediately for any penalty assessed on or after January 15, 2025, regardless of when the inspection was opened. Nevada OSHA’s penalties for violations of the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act are as follows: For willful violations , where Nevada OSHA demonstrates that an employer knowingly failed to comply with an OSHA standard, or demonstrated a plain indifference for employee safety, the maximum penalty increases from $161,323 to $165,514. For repeated violations , maximum penalties will increase from $161,323 to $165,514. Penalties for serious violations , where workplace hazards that could cause an injury or illness that would most likely result in death or serious physical harm, the maximum penalty increases from $16,131 to $16,550. For each other-than-serious violation , the maximum penalty increases from $16,131 to $16,550. For failure to abate violations , in instances where employers were previously cited and failed to correct violations, the maximum penalty increases from $16,131 to $16,550 per day unabated beyond the abatement date (generally limited to 30 days maximum). For each posting requirement violation , the maximum penalty increases from $16,131 to $16,550.
— business.nv.gov, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- business.nv.govhttps://www.business.nv.gov/news-media/press-releases/2025/industrial-relations/nevada-osha-s-2025-workplace-safety-violation-penalties-increase-in-accordance-with-federal-adjustment-for-inflation/