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This bill revises Nevada's child labor laws to provide additional protections for students aged 16-18. The bill reduces the maximum weekly work hours for children under 16 from 48 to 40 hours per week. It introduces new restrictions on night work for high school students aged 16-18, prohibiting employment between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on nights before school days, with exceptions for specific jobs like lifeguards, arcade employees, performers, and farm workers. The bill allows school districts, high school governing bodies, or juvenile courts to grant exemptions to these night work restrictions if they determine it is in the child's best interest. Additionally, the Labor Commissioner is now required to prepare and post an online abstract of child employment laws and include a QR code with the abstract in workplace postings. The bill also explicitly states that violations of federal Fair Labor Standards Act provisions regarding child employment will be treated as violations of state law, with potential misdemeanor charges and fines up to $1,000 or up to 6 months in county jail.

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https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12217/Overview