Chapter 50 — Chapter 50

A. The purpose of this section is for the state to exercise the limited authority reserved to the states under Section 14(b) of the National Labor Relations Act. B. An employer or labor organization anywhere in the state may execute and apply an agreement requiring membership in …

retaliation claims; nondisclosure agreements and certain actions prohibited. A. A private employer shall not, as a term of employment, require an employee to sign a nondisclosure provision of a settlement agreement relating to a claim of sexual harassment, discrimination or retal…

A. Whenever an employer discharges an employee, the unpaid wages or compensation of such employee, if a fixed and definite amount, and not based on a task, piece, commission basis or other method of calculation, shall, upon demand become due immediately, and the employer shall pa…

Whenever an employee (not having a written contract for a definite period) quits or resigns his employment, the wages or compensation shall become due and be payable at the next succeeding payday. Nothing in this section shall prohibit or restrict the right of the employer to mak…

In the event of the suspension of work as the result of an industrial dispute, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of such suspension shall become due and payable at the next payday as provided in Section 2 [50-4-2 NMSA 1978] of this act, including, without a…

In case of dispute over wages, the employer shall give written notice to the employee of the amount of wages which he concedes to be due, and shall pay such amount, without condition, within the times fixed by this act [50-4-1 to 50-4-12 NMSA 1978]. The acceptance by the employee…

A. It is the duty of the labor commissioner [director] to investigate any violations of Sections 50-4-1 through 50-4-12 NMSA 1978 and to institute or cause to be instituted actions for the enforcement of the same. The labor commissioner [director] may hold hearings to satisfy him…

A. Every employer shall keep a true and accurate record of hours worked and wages paid to each employee. The employer shall keep such records on file for at least one year after the entry of the record. B. The labor commissioner [director of the labor and industrial division] and…

This act may be cited as the "Promoting Financial Independence for Victims of Domestic Abuse Act". History: Laws 2009, ch. 14, § 1.

As used in the Promoting Financial Independence for Victims of Domestic Abuse Act: A. "domestic abuse" has the same meaning as it does in the Family Violence Protection Act [Chapter 40, Article 13 NMSA 1978]; B. "domestic abuse leave" means intermittent paid or unpaid leave time …

An employer shall grant an employee domestic abuse leave without interfering with, restraining or denying exercise of rights under the Promoting Financial Independence for Victims of Domestic Abuse Act or attempting to do so. Retaliation against an employee for using domestic abu…

A. When domestic abuse leave is taken in an emergency, the employee or the employee's designee shall give notice to the employer within twenty-four hours of commencing the domestic abuse leave. B. An employer may require verification of the need for domestic abuse leave, and, if …

benefits. A. For domestic abuse leave, an employee may use accrued sick leave or other available paid time off, compensatory time or unpaid leave time consistent with the employer's policies. B. To the extent permitted by law, an employer shall not withhold pay, health coverage i…

An employer shall not disclose verification information provided under Subsection B of Section 4 [50-4A-4 NMSA 1978] of the Promoting Financial Independence for Victims of Domestic Abuse Act and shall maintain confidentiality of the fact that the employee or employee's family mem…

A. The workforce solutions department is authorized to enforce the Promoting Financial Independence for Victims of Domestic Abuse Act and to investigate complaints made by persons who claim to be aggrieved pursuant to the provisions of that act. B. The workforce solutions departm…

A. Remedies in this section are provided in addition to other common law, federal or state remedies. B. Nothing in the Promoting Financial Independence for Victims of Domestic Abuse Act shall supersede any provision of law or contract that provides greater rights than the rights …

History: Laws 1933, ch. 148, § 1; 1939, ch. 196, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 57-401; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-1; Laws 1969, ch. 274, § 1; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1931, ch. 109, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 57-410; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-10; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1931, ch. 109, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 57-411; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-11; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1931, ch. 109, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 57-412; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-12; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1921, ch. 180, § 3; C.S. 1929, § 80-203; 1941 Comp., § 57-405 note; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-13; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1921, ch. 180, § 6; C.S. 1929, § 80-206; 1941 Comp., § 57-405 note; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-14; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1921, ch. 180, § 8; C.S. 1929, § 80-208; 1941 Comp., § 57-405 note; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-15; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1921, ch. 180, § 9; C.S. 1929, § 80-209; 1941 Comp., § 57-405 note; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-16; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1921, ch. 180, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 80-210; 1941 Comp., § 57-405 note; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-17; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1933, ch. 148, § 2; 1939, ch. 196, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 57-402; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-2; Laws 1969, ch. 274, § 2; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1933, ch. 148, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 57-403; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-3; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1933, ch. 148, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 57-404; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1933, ch. 148, § 5; 1939, ch. 196, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 57-405; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-5; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1933, ch. 148, § 6; 1941 Comp., § 57-406; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-6; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1933, ch. 148, § 7; 1939, ch. 196, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 57-407; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-7; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1933, ch. 148, § 8; 1941 Comp., § 57-408; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-8; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

History: Laws 1933, ch. 148, § 9; 1941 Comp., § 57-409; 1953 Comp., § 59-5-9; repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 160, § 1.

No child under fourteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to labor at any gainful occupation unless otherwise provided for in the Child Labor Act [Chapter 50, Article 6 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1925, ch. 79, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 80-106; 1941 Comp., § 57-501; 1953 Comp., §…

Chapter 50, Article 6 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Child Labor Act". History: Laws 2007, ch. 257, § 1.

labor and industrial division of the labor department. All work permits and records and the premises where children are employed are subject to inspection by representatives of the labor and industrial division of the labor department. The director of the division may, for cause,…

during school hours; prima facie evidence of employment.] The frequent presence of any child under sixteen years of age, during school hours, at any place where workers are at work more or less habitually shall be prima facie evidence that such child is unlawfully engaged in labo…

A. A person who employs a child, or who is the parent, guardian or custodian of a child, and who permits that child to be employed in violation of any of the provisions of the Child Labor Act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. Each violation of the Child Labor Act constitutes a se…

The district courts are hereby given original jurisdiction in all cases of violations of the provisions of the Child Labor Act. History: Laws 1925, ch. 79, § 14; C.S. 1929, § 80-119; 1941 Comp., § 57-514; 1953 Comp., § 59-6-14; 2007, ch. 257, § 13.

qualifications. There shall be a "state child labor inspector", appointed by and subject to the director of the labor and industrial division of the labor department. The inspector must be qualified by special training and experience for this work and must pass a satisfactory exa…

History: 1953 Comp., § 59-6-15.1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 175, § 4; repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 257, § 16.

History: 1953 Comp., § 59-6-16, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 298, § 1; repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 and Laws 2007, ch. 257, § 16.

A. A child under the age of sixteen may be employed without obtaining a work permit and without the restrictions on the age of the child or time of employment imposed by Sections 50-6-1 through 50-6-3 NMSA 1978 if the child is employed: (1) by a parent in an occupation other than…

A. For the purposes of this section, a "performer" means a person employed to act or otherwise participate in the performing arts, including motion picture, theatrical, radio or television products. B. A performer under eighteen years of age is considered a child subject to the C…

requirements. A. Whenever a child is employed in the performing arts, the child's parent, guardian or trustee shall establish a trust account in the child's state of residence for the benefit of the child within seven business days after the child's employment contract is signed,…

A child over the age of fourteen years and under the age of sixteen years shall not be employed or permitted to labor at any gainful occupation without procuring and filing a work permit unless otherwise provided for in the Child Labor Act. History: Laws 1925, ch. 79, § 2; C.S. 1…

A. Children over the age of fourteen and under the age of sixteen years shall not be employed or permitted to labor at any gainful occupation for more than forty hours in any one week nor more than eight hours in any one day when school is not in session unless otherwise provided…

exceptions. A. A child under the age of sixteen years shall not be employed or permitted to labor at any of the following occupations or in any of the following positions: (1) on or around belted machines while in motion; (2) on or around power-driven woodworking machines used fo…

No child under the age of eighteen years shall be employed or permitted to labor in any mine or quarry underground or at or about any place where explosives are used. However, children under the age of eighteen years but not under the age of fourteen years may be employed to sepa…

History: Laws 1925, ch. 79, § 7; C.S. 1929, § 80-112; 1941 Comp., § 57-507; Laws 1943, ch. 112, § 2; 1953 Comp., § 59-6-7; Laws 1973, ch. 115, § 6; repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 257, § 16.