N. Lake Tahoe Fire Prot. Dist. v. Bd. of Admin. of the Subsequent Injury Account for the Associations of Self-Insured Pub. Or Private Emp'rs

By the Court, DOUGLAS, C.J.;

Under NRS 616B.578, an employer may qualify for reimbursement on a workers' compensation claim if the employer proves by written record that it retained its employee after acquiring knowledge of the employee's permanent physical impairment and before a subsequent injury occurs. In this appeal, we examine the statutory definition of a "permanent physical impairment," which *41generally defines a permanent physical impairment as "any permanent condition ... of such seriousness as to constitute a hindrance or obstacle to obtaining employment or to obtaining…