New Mexico § 52-3-45 - Employee's willful misconduct, willful self-exposure; defined

§ 52-3-45. Employee's willful misconduct, willful self-exposure; defined

Notwithstanding anything herein contained no employee or dependent of any employee

shall be entitled to receive compensation for disablement or death from an occupational

disease when such disablement or death, wholly or in part, was caused by the willful

misconduct, willful self-exposure or willful disobedience to such reasonable rules

and regulations as may be adopted by the employer and which rules and regulations

have been and are kept posted in conspicuous places in and about the premises of the

employer, or otherwise brought to the attention of such employee. As used in this section the term “willful self-exposure” shall include: A. failure or omission on the part of an employee or applicant for employment truthfully

to state in writing to the best of his knowledge in answer to any inquiry made by

the employer, the place, duration and nature of previous employment; B. failure or omission on the part of an applicant for employment to truthfully state

in writing to the best of his knowledge in answer to an inquiry made by the employer,

whether or not he had previously been disabled, laid off or compensated in damages,

or otherwise, because of any physical disability; C. failure or omission on the part of an employee or applicant for employment truthfully

to give in writing to the best of his knowledge in answer to any inquiry made by the

employer, full information about the previous status of his health, previous medical

and hospital attention and direct and continuous exposure to active pulmonary tuberculosis.