On April 12, 2021, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed two bills into law, legalizing the use and possession of recreational cannabis and allowing for the expungement of certain cannabis-related criminal...more
4/20/2021
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety ,
Zero Tolerance Policies
New Mexico’s state legislature has been busy over the past few weeks acting on bills introduced earlier this year. The state has enacted at least nine new laws affecting employers, covering many topics from health care access...more
4/17/2019
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Caregivers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
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Preemption ,
Right to Work ,
School Restrooms ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour
On April 1, 2019, New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham (D) signed Senate Bill (SB) 437, which amends the New Mexico Minimum Wage Act (MWA) by increasing the state minimum wage, increasing the minimum cash wage for tipped...more