US Jurisdictions

New Mexico

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    Legal Timetable

    Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Minimum Wage Increases to $8.70 per Hour

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    Posters and Notices

    New Mexico Discrimination Is Against the Law Poster

    As mandated by the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, Human Rights Bureau, every employer covered by the New Mexico Human Rights Act must post the New Mexico Discrimination Is Against the Law poster.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Taxation of Employee Benefits: New Mexico

    This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding the taxation and reporting in New Mexico of health insurance benefits for those in same-sex marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships.

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    Legal Timetable

    New Mexico Prohibits Noncompete Agreements for Health Care Practitioners

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    Employment Law Guide

    Insurance and Disability Benefits: New Mexico

    This guide provides an overview of legal requirements related to group life insurance and disability benefits in New Mexico.

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    Posters and Notices

    New Mexico Unemployment Insurance Notice Poster

    As mandated by the new Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, Labor Relations Division, every employer subject to the New Mexico Unemployment Compensation Law must post the New Mexico Unemployment Insurance Notice Poster.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Unemployment Insurance Tax (FUTA/SUTA); Workers' Compensation Payroll Assessment: New Mexico

    This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding the test for employee state unemployment insurance (SUI) tax coverage and what constitutes SUI taxable wages in New Mexico. It covers topics such as the taxable wage base, contribution rates, experience rating methods, SUTA dumping prevention, voluntary contributions, joint or combined accounts, quarterly reporting requirements, penalties for late filing, benefit overpayments, multiple worksite reporting and recordkeeping requirements. It also covers the requirements of the state workers' compensation payroll assessment.

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    Handbook Templates

    About This State Supplement Handbook Statement: New Mexico

    New Mexico employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Handbook Templates

    Emergency Responder Leave Handbook Statement: New Mexico

    New Mexico employers seeking to educate employees about the availability of emergency responder leave and to show their compliance with New Mexico's emergency responder leave law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

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    Handbook Templates

    Lactation Accommodation Handbook Statement: New Mexico

    New Mexico employers seeking to encourage and demonstrate compliance with the New Mexico law requiring that employers provide unpaid break time and appropriate locations for employees to express breast milk should consider including this model policy statement in a New Mexico supplement.

New Mexico at a Glance