Harassment in the workplace occurs when:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 33.240

  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

1.  A person knowingly threatens to cause or commits an act that causes:

(a) Bodily injury to the person or another person;

(b) Damage to the property of another person; or

(c) Substantial harm to the physical or mental health or safety of a person;

2.  The threat is made or the act is committed against an employer, an employee of the employer while the employee performs the employee’s duties of employment or a person present at the workplace of the employer; and

3.  The threat would cause a reasonable person to fear that the threat will be carried out or the act would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated or harassed.