Existing law sets forth a 2-year statute of limitations for commencing an action to recover damages for personal injury. (NRS 11.190) By default, existing law also applies a 4-year statute of limitations to certain causes of action whose statute of limitations is not otherwise expressly prescribed by law. (NRS 11.220) Existing law does not expressly prescribe a statute of limitations for commencing actions in tort for common-law wrongful termination of employment, and the Nevada Supreme Court has held that such actions are governed by the 2-year statute of limitations for commencing actions to recover damages for personal injury. (Patush v. Las Vegas Bistro, LLC, 135 Nev. 353 (2019)) Section 1.5 of this bill expressly establishes a 2-year statute of limitations for commencing an action in tort for common-law wrongful termination of employment. However, section 1.5 provides that the statute of limitations for such an action is tolled from the date that an administrative complaint relating to the termination of employment is filed with a federal or state agency until 93 days after the conclusion of the administrative proceedings concerning the complaint. Section 2 of this bill requires the default statute of limitations to apply to certain causes of action whose statute of limitations is not otherwise prescribed by law, regardless of whether the underlying cause of action is analogous to any other cause of action with a statute of limitations expressly prescribed by law. Section 3 of this bill provides that the amendatory provisions of this bill apply to an action commenced on or after the effective date of this bill.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 11.190, 11.220
Reprint 1: 11.220
As Enrolled: 11.220