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NM Stat § 50-11-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 11 - Employee Privacy|Section 50-11-5 - Court fees and costs.

In any civil suit arising from the Employee Privacy Act, the court shall award the prevailing party court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. History: Laws 1991, ch. 244, § 5.
NM Stat § 50-11-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 11 - Employee Privacy|Section 50-11-6 - Mitigation of damages.

Nothing in the Employee Privacy Act shall be construed to relieve a person from the obligation to mitigate damages. History: Laws 1991, ch. 244, § 6.
NM Stat § 50-12-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 12 - Employer Immunity for Employee References|Section 50-12-1 - Employer immunity from liability for references on former employee.

When requested to provide a reference on a former or current employee, an employer acting in good faith is immune from liability for comments about the former employee's job performance. The immunity shall not apply when the reference information supplied was knowingly false or deliberately misleading, was rendered with malicious purpose or violated any civil rights of the former employee. History: Laws 1995, ch. 152, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For unlawful acts under the Personnel Act, see 10-9-22 NMSA 1978. For the Tort Claims Act, see 41-4-1 NMSA 1978. For limitations on recoverable damages tort actions based on single publication or utterance, see 41-7-1 NMSA 1978. Where employee resigned, employer's statement that employee "terminated" on a specific date, could not be interpreted as a statement that the employee "was terminated" by the employer. DiMarco v. Presbyterian Healthcare Servs., Inc., 2007-NMCA-053, 141 N.M. 735, 160 P.3d 916, cert. denied, 2007-NMCERT-005, 141 N.M. 762, 161 P.3d 259. An employee cannot rely on the differences between his evaluation form and the evaluation forms of other employees to prove that an employer did not act in good faith when the disclosures made by the employer were truthful. DiMarco v. Presbyterian Healthcare Servs., Inc., 2007-NMCA-053, 141 N.M. 735, 160 P.3d 916, cert. denied, 2007-NMCERT-005, 141 N.M. 762, 161 P.3d 259. Law reviews. — For note, "Employment Law an Employer's Duty to Third Parties when Giving Employment Recommendations Davis v. Board of County Commissioners of Dona Ana County," see 30 N.M.L. Rev. 307 (2007).
NM Stat § 50-13-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 13 - State Directory of New Hires|Section 50-13-1 - Short title.

Sections 2 through 5 [50-13-1 to 50-13-4 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "State Directory of New Hires Act". History: Laws 1997, ch. 237, § 2. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For provisions relating to establishing a state case registry of obligors and related information and additional support enforcement procedures, see 27-1-8 to 27-1-14 NMSA 1978. For single state agency designation for Title IV-D, see 27-2-27 NMSA 1978. For the Support Enforcement Act, see Chapter 40, Article 4A NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 50-13-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 13 - State Directory of New Hires|Section 50-13-2 - Definitions.

As used in the State Directory of New Hires Act: A. "employee" means a person who is an employee within the meaning of Chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It does not include an employee of a federal or state agency performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions, if the head of such agency has determined that reporting pursuant to Section 4 of [50-13-3 NMSA 1978] this act with respect to the employee could endanger the safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission; B. "employer" means the same as the term in Section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and includes any governmental entity and any labor organization; and C. "labor organization" means the same as the term in Section 2(5) of the National Labor Relations Act and includes any entity which is used by the organization and an employer to carry out requirements described in Section 8(f)(3) of such act of an agreement between the organization and the employer. History: Laws 1997, ch. 237, § 3. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For Chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code, see 26 U.S.C. § 3401 et seq. For Section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, see 26 U.S.C. § 3401(d). For Sections 2(5) and 8(f)(3) of the National Labor Relations Act, see 29 U.S.C. §§ 152(5) and 158(f)(3), respectively.
NM Stat § 50-13-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 13 - State Directory of New Hires|Section 50-13-4 - Penalties.

The state Title IV-D agency shall impose a civil money penalty of twenty dollars ($20.00) on employers for each instance of failure to comply with the provisions of this section, unless the failure is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and the employee to not supply the required report or to supply a false or incomplete report, in which case the penalty shall be five hundred dollars ($500) on the employer for each instance. The human services department shall establish an appeals process for employers penalized under this section. History: Laws 1997, ch. 237, § 5.
NM Stat § 50-14-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-1 - Short title.

Chapter 50, Article 14 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Workforce Development Act". History: Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 1; 2005, ch. 111, § 3. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. The 2005 amendment, effective April 4, 2005, specified the NMSA 1978 reference for the Workforce Development Act.
NM Stat § 50-14-1.1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-1.1 - Purpose.

The purpose of the Workforce Development Act is to coordinate and maximize the effectiveness of workforce programs in New Mexico regardless of funding sources or primary administrative responsibilities. History: Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 9. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 111, 26 made Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 9 effective April 4, 2005.
NM Stat § 50-14-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Workforce Development Act [9-26-1 to 9-26-14 NMSA 1978]: A. "board" means the state workforce development board; B. "chief elected official" means the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a local area and in a case in which a local area includes more than one unit of general local government, "chief elected official" means the person designated under the agreement described in Section 117 (c)(1)(B) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998; C. "employment training program" means a program or a part of a program, regardless of which state or local agency administers it, that has as its primary purpose assisting persons in obtaining or enhancing employment; D. "local board" means a local workforce development board; and E. "office" or "division" means the workforce transition services division of the workforce solutions department. History: Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 2; 2005, ch. 111, § 4; 2007, ch. 200, § 18. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. Cross references. — For the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, see 29 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, defined "division" as the workforce transition services division of the workforce solutions department. The 2005 amendment, effective April 4, 2005, deleted the definition of "job corps" in former Subsection C; added the definition of "employment training program" in Subsection C; deleted the definitions of "person" and "representative business" in former Subsections E and F respectively; and added the definition of "office" in Subsection E.
NM Stat § 50-14-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-3 - State workforce development board.

A. The "state workforce development board" is created. The board consists of members appointed as provided in the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. B. Appointments of members shall have taken into consideration gender, ethnicity and geographic diversity. C. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as regular appointments are made for the unexpired portion of the regular term. D. All terms of the public members shall be for four years. E. The governor shall appoint one of the business representatives as chairman of the board. F. The board shall meet at the call of the chair. G. A majority of the board members constitutes a quorum. H. Members are eligible to be paid pursuant to the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978]. I. A member of the board may not vote on a matter under consideration by the board relating to provision of services by the member or by the entity the member represents, or that would provide direct financial benefit to the member or the member's immediate family, or engage in any other activity determined by the governor to be a conflict of interest as provided in the state plan prepared pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. History: Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 3; 2004, ch. 21, § 1; 2005, ch. 111, § 5. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. Cross references. — For the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, see 29 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. The 2005 amendment, effective April 4, 2005, provided in Subsection A that members of the state workforce development board shall be appointed as provided in the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998; deleted the list of members on the board in former paragraphs (1) through (4) and subparagraphs (a) through (j); deleted the requirement in Subsection B that the speaker of the house, the president pro tempore and the governor consider the listed factors in making appointment to the board; provided in Subsection D that the terms of public members shall be four years; and deleted the requirement in former Subsection E that a majority of members of the board shall be representatives of business. The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, amended Paragraph (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Subsection A to permit cabinet secretaries to designate persons to serve on the state workforce development board.
NM Stat § 50-14-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-6 - Youth councils; membership; duties.

A. The provisions of this section apply to the extent required by the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. B. The membership of each youth council shall include: (1) members of the local board with interest or expertise in youth policy; representatives of youth service agencies, including juvenile justice and law enforcement agencies; and representatives of local public housing; (2) parents of eligible youth seeking assistance; (3) persons, including former participants as defined pursuant to the New Mexico Works Act [Chapter 27, Article 2B NMSA 1978], and representatives of organizations, that have experience relating to youth activities; (4) representatives of job corps, as appropriate; and (5) other persons that the chairman of the local board, in cooperation with the chief elected official, determines to be appropriate. C. Members of the youth council who are not members of the local board shall be voting members of the youth council and nonvoting members of the local board. D. The duties of the youth council shall include: (1) developing the portions of the local plan relating to eligible youth, as determined by the chairman of the local board; (2) recommending eligible youth providers to the local board; (3) conducting oversight of eligible providers of youth activities and coordinating youth activities authorized pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 subject to the approval of the local board; and (4) performing other duties as determined to be appropriate by the chairman of the local board. E. A member of a local board or youth council may not vote on a matter under consideration by the local board regarding the provision of services by the member or by an entity that the member represents or that would provide direct financial benefit to the member or the immediate family of the member engaged in any activity determined by the governor to constitute a conflict of interest as specified in the state plan prepared pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. History: Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 6; 2005, ch. 111, § 8. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. Cross references. — For the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, see 29 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. The 2005 amendment, effective April 4, 2005, provided in Subsection A that Section 50-14-6 NMSA 1978 applies to the extent required by the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
NM Stat § 50-14-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-7 - Repealed.

History: Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 7; repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 24.ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 24, repealed 50-14-7 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 7, relating to funding and personnel, effective April 4, 2005. For provisions of former section, see the 2004 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 50-14-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-8 - Legislative powers.

Any money received by the state pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature consistent with the terms and conditions required by that act. History: Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 8. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. Cross references. — For the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, see 29 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. Effective dates. — Laws 1999, ch. 260, § 9, made the Workforce Development Act effective July 1, 2000.
NM Stat § 50-14-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-9 - Workforce transition services division.

A. The "workforce transition services division" is created in the workforce solutions department. B. The division shall be the recipient of all grants from the United States pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 and shall disburse those grants consistent with that act and the Workforce Development Act [Chapter 50, Article 14 NMSA 1978]. C. The division shall administer the provisions of the Workforce Development Act and is the governor's designee for the state with authority to administer New Mexico's program pursuant to the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. In performance of that duty and the duties set forth in Section 50-14-10 NMSA 1978, the division has the general power to: (1) sue and, subject to the provisions of the Tort Claims Act [41-4-1 to 41-4-27 NMSA 1978], be sued; (2) enter into contracts, joint powers agreements and other contracts for workforce development services and administer related programs with other state agencies; local governments; state institutions of higher learning; Indian nations, tribes or pueblos; regional provider networks; and corporations authorized to do business in the state; (3) take administrative action by issuing orders and instructions, not inconsistent with law, to ensure implementation of and compliance with the provisions of law for which the division is responsible and to enforce those orders and instructions by appropriate administrative actions or actions in courts; (4) promulgate, following the procedure in Subsection E of Section 9-1-5 NMSA 1978, reasonable rules necessary to carry out the duties of the division; and (5) take all other actions necessary to meet the purposes of the Workforce Development Act. History: Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 10; 2007, ch. 200, § 19. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. Cross references. — For the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, see 29 U.S.C. Sections 28901 et seq.. The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, created the workforce transition services division in the workforce solutions department and eliminated the appointment of a director by the governor and the authority of the director to employ technical and administrative staff.
NM Stat § 50-14-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-10 - Division; duties.

The division shall: A. provide technical, administrative and fiscal agent support to the board; B. develop a unified, comprehensive plan for streamlining and integrating employment training programs, including the consolidation of all employment training programs, into the division. The division shall report annually to the governor and the legislature generally the progress and effectiveness of the workforce development system no later than September 1; C. develop a performance-based system of accountability for employment training programs, including the board, local boards, one-stop centers and training providers, which system shall include key performance benchmarks to be used to monitor and assess performance; D. monitor compliance with performance-based and coordination standards, including such standards as the division establishes by rule, with approval of the board, or that the board has adopted in the state plan, for the state's employment training programs regardless of funding source or the administrative agency that receives the funds. In performing this duty, the division: (1) may issue subpoenas to appear and answer questions or produce documents; (2) may investigate substantial allegations of improper financial or program activities; (3) shall submit compliance reports to the governor; and (4) shall, with approval of the governor, issue such corrective action orders as are necessary to enforce compliance, including orders that suspend funding for employment training programs or that transfer the programs to another agency; E. promote the active participation and partnership with community colleges wherever possible throughout the state, which shall include the use of community colleges in creating career pathways and the use of available partnership incentives with local boards to use community college facilities for one-stop locations, co-location opportunities and specifically designed training programs; and F. provide oversight and technical support for local boards to assist them in achieving independence and meeting performance standards while implementing statewide goals and directions. History: Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 11; 2007, ch. 200, § 20. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. The 2007 amendment, effective July 1, 2007, eliminated the provision that prohibits the office from participating in one-stop services and the provision that prohibits the office from administering the unemployment compensation program and federal programs.
NM Stat § 50-14-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-11 - Skills council.

The chair of the board and the chairs of each of the local boards shall appoint one member from each of their respective bodies to form an ad hoc skills council that shall identify state and regional industry clusters for the coordination oversight committee of the board for the purposes of developing coordinated, targeted workforce training programs. History: Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 12. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 111, 26 made Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 12 effective April 4, 2005.
NM Stat § 50-14-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-12 - Cooperation with federal government; agency designation.

A. The office may cooperate with the federal government in the administration of employment training and public assistance programs in which financial or other participation by the federal government is authorized or mandated under federal laws, rules or orders. B. The office, on behalf of the governor, may enter into agreements with agencies of the federal government to implement employment training and public assistance programs subject to availability of appropriated state funds and any provisions of state laws applicable to the agreements or participation by the state. C. The governor may designate the office or any agency as the single state agency for the administration of an employment training program, either by the governor's own discretion or when the designation is a condition of federal financial or other participation in the program under applicable federal law, rule or order; provided, however, that no designation of a single state agency under the authority granted in this section shall be made in contravention of state law. History: Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 13. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 111, 26 made Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 13 effective April 4, 2005.
NM Stat § 50-14-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 50 - Employment Law|Article 14 - Workforce Development|Section 50-14-13 - Agency cooperation.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all agencies, institutions and political subdivisions of the state that administer employment training or public assistance programs shall, consistent with state and federal statutes, cooperate with the office in the exercise of its coordination and inspection authority. History: Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 14. ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Section 50-14-16 NMSA 1978 provided for the delayed repeal of the Workforce Development Act, effective July 1, 2012. Laws 2007, ch. 200, § 24 repealed 50-14-16 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 2007. Effective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 111, 26 made Laws 2005, ch. 111, § 14 effective April 4, 2005.