New Mexico § 10-7-13 - Leave; coordination with workmen's compensation benefits
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 10-7-13 — Leave; coordination with workmen's compensation benefits, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-7-13. Leave; coordination with workmen's compensation benefits
A. Payment of leave-time benefits in excess of an amount which results, when combined
with workmen's compensation weekly benefits, in an injured state or university worker
receiving in any month more than one hundred percent of that workman's monthly base
salary is not permitted; provided that payment of accrued vacation leave time and
compensating leave-time benefits may be permitted without regard to this limitation
where the workman is finally determined to be permanently totally disabled or resigns
his state or university employment. B. As used in this section: (1) “leave time” includes time accrued as sick leave, vacation leave and compensating
leave; and (2) “monthly base salary” means the full monthly salary to be paid the employee if
he had worked as scheduled for the entire month, as established by the state personnel
board's official salary schedule, or the official salary schedule of any state agency
or university in effect during the last pay period during which the employee worked,
exclusive of all overtime pay and the value of all accrued leave time and all fringe
benefits of any kind. C. The state personnel board shall send a copy of this law to all state agencies and
universities which have salaried employees who do not fall under the jurisdiction
of the state personnel board.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 10-7-13
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 10-7-13 cover?
Section 10-7-13 ("Leave; coordination with workmen's compensation benefits") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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