New Mexico § 52-3-45.2 - Retaliation against employee seeking benefits; civil penalty
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 52-3-45.2 — Retaliation against employee seeking benefits; civil penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 52-3-45.2. Retaliation against employee seeking benefits; civil penalty
A. An employer shall not discharge, threaten to discharge or otherwise retaliate in
the terms or conditions of employment against a worker who seeks occupational disease
disablement benefits for the sole reason that that employee seeks occupational disease
disablement benefits. B. Any person who discharges a worker in violation of Subsection A of this section
shall rehire that worker pursuant to the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act
and the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, provided the worker agrees
to be rehired. C. The director or a workers' compensation judge shall impose a civil penalty of up
to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation of the provisions of Subsection
A or B of this section. D. The civil penalty shall be deposited in the workers' compensation administration
fund.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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