Nev. Rev. Stat. § 86.5428
This is the official text of Nev. Rev. Stat. § 86.5428, part of Nevada’s Rev. Stat — part of the compiled statutory law of Nevada, published by the state as "Rev. Stat." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Employees’ liens for wages when company insolvent
Official statutory text
1. Whenever any limited-liability company becomes insolvent or is dissolved in any way or for any cause, the employees doing labor or service, of whatever character, in the regular employ of the company, have a lien upon the assets thereof for the amount of wages due to them, not exceeding $1,000, which have been earned within 3 months before the date of the insolvency or dissolution, which must be paid before any other debt of the company.
2. The word “employees” does not include any of the managers or managing members of the company.
2. The word “employees” does not include any of the managers or managing members of the company.
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