New Mexico § 60-13A-5 - Compliance with and applicability of workers' compensation laws
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§ 60-13A-5. Compliance with and applicability of workers' compensation laws
A. Every employee leasing contractor shall comply with the provisions of Section 52-1-4 NMSA 1978 , and that compliance shall be a condition precedent to initial registration. Failure to maintain compliance with the cited law shall result in the immediate
revocation of any registration or license held by the noncomplying employee leasing
contractor in addition to any other sanctions that may be imposed under applicable
laws or regulations. B. Workers' compensation insurance or self-insurance applicable to leased workers
shall cover the employee leasing contractor and the client as co-insureds. Workers' compensation insurance applicable to leased employees may be provided in
any manner authorized by and in compliance with regulations of the superintendent
of insurance issued pursuant to Section 59A-2-9.1 NMSA 1978 . C. The employee leasing contractor and the client shall be deemed co-employers of
leased workers for purposes of the Workers' Compensation Act. 1 The Workers' Compensation Act shall constitute leased workers' exclusive remedy
against both the employee leasing contractor and the client if the conditions of Section 52-1-9 NMSA 1978 are satisfied. 1
NMSA 1978, § 52-1-1 et seq.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 60-13A-5 ("Compliance with and applicability of workers' compensation laws") 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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