State Government Records: Labor & Business

Correspondence

1997-1998

2 cu. ft

Records of the Equal Rights Commission

1958-1997

2.5 cu. ft.

The records of the Equal Rights Commission in the Nevada State Archives consist of three series: Affirmative Action Records, Compliance Reports, and Administrative Records. NRS 233.190 establishes the confidentiality of records of the Commission’s investigations of alleged unlawful discriminatory practice in housing, employment, and public accommodations and specifies conditions under which those case file records are no longer confidential. Those records are scheduled for destruction by the Commission three years from the close of the case. None of those records have been received by the State Archives. Of the records in the State Archives, all are open for research. An in-house database provides folder level access.

Affirmative Action Records

 1958; 1963-1979; bulk 1970-1972

1 cu. ft.

This series contains surveys of and correspondence to and from various types of institutions describing their affirmative action programs. The file contents vary but may include EEO statements, statistics on workforce composition, sample job application forms, rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission, and newspaper clippings. The records are arranged by type of organization such as banks, cities, businesses, hotels and casinos, construction and unions, and public utilities (including television and radio stations).

Compliance Reports

1965-1984; bulk 1970-1972

1.25 cu. ft.

This series consists of surveys sent to the categories of organizations listed above in the Affirmative Action series description, requesting information about the number of employees; employment policies related to race, color, religion, and national origin; types of interviews and pre-employment tests used; statistics categorizing employees by sex and minority groups; sample job application forms; and newspaper clippings. Also included in ERC-0001 are copies of U.S. Presidential Executive Orders #11246 and #11375 for 1965 and 1967 regarding equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination in government employment.

Administrative Records

1967; 1977-1988; 1995-1997

0.25 cu. ft

This series includes minutes of commission meetings, reports of the commissioner to the governor and Legislature for 1965 and 1977, biennial budget materials and statistics, detailed responses to requests for information from the Legislative Counsel Bureau regarding Commission operations in 1996, and a policy statement regarding attorney contact with clients (1997).

The minutes for the Commission are incomplete but include the following:

• December 8, 1977
• March 8 and December 6, 1979
• June 19 and December 29, 1980
• February 6 and October 7, 1981
• March 3 and June 30, 1982
• May 11, 1983
• August 21, 1986
• January 21, 1988
• August 3, 1995
• January 17, 1996

Minutes for the Commission meetings of July 15, 1961 and December 12, 1963 are part of the Nevada Attorney General correspondence files and are located in box AGO-0080, folder 9. Folders 8 and 10 also contain correspondence related to the early days of the Commission and to the months in late 1959 and early 1960 preceding the Winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley.

Nevada Commission on Ethics​

1972-1984

1.3 c.f.

Nevada Revised Statutes 281.455 created a State Ethics Commission, establishing a statewide code of ethical standards, and authorizing the establishment of specialized and local ethics codes for public officers and public employees; prohibited specified conflicts of interest, established disclosure requirements, and provided civil and criminal penalties for violations. Established in 1975 as the State Ethics Commission, it became the Nevada Commission on Ethics in 1985.
Public office is a public trust to be held for the sole benefit of the people. The Ethics Commission issues opinions interpreting the code of ethical standards as a guide for the conduct of public officers and employees. It also publishes hypothetical opinions abstracted from advisory opinions. It requires each public officer to file a financial disclosure statement during April of each year.

Division General Files

1936-1943; 1953-1969 1966-1970; 1992-1995

11 cu. ft.

The general files of the Insurance Division consist of correspondence, records of licensing, reference information, and other materials of all the insurance companies functioning in the State of Nevada, arranged in alphabetical order, as well as miscellaneous files of the Division.

Service of Process Files

1968

1 cu. ft.

The records in this series pertain to the different procedures in the establishment and licensing of insurance companies, arranged in alphabetical order.

Licensees' Code Numbers

1983

0.5 cu. ft.

A binder of computer printouts, marked Very Important, not to be taken out of the file.

Annual Statements

1953-1969

1 cu.ft.

This record series consists of bound reports to the State, about the Great Basin Insurance Company, 1957-1969; Pioneer Title Insurance Company, 1965; First Life Accident & Health Insurance Company, 1964-1965; and United Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 1953. They are contained in two oversize flat boxes.

Receipt Ledger

1936-1943

0.5 cu. ft.

Financial records. Bound volume.

Cause Files

1987-2002

27 cu. ft.

This record series documents the administrative procedures of the Insurance Commissioner in determinations on suspensions, revocations, and other actions of licensees. Files may include all original documentation of consent orders, hearing notices, certificates of mailing, summary of suspensions, revocations, hearing transcripts, and any other documentation and correspondence which pertains to an individual file. They may also contain copies of selected correspondence for public viewing and Commissioner's hearing notes.

Mark Twain Life Insurance Co.

1963-1967

8 cu. ft.

A binder of computer printouts, marked Very Important, not to be taken out of the file.

Great Basin Insurance Company

1955-1968

2.5 cu.ft.

Another insurance company founded in the State of Nevada; the series includes claims, licensing, examination reports and correspondence.