{"id":375184,"date":"2016-10-26T15:36:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T20:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/new-mexico-law\/new-mexico-workers-compensation-laws.html"},"modified":"2018-12-11T13:15:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T18:15:56","slug":"new-mexico-workers-compensation-laws","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/new-mexico-law\/new-mexico-workers-compensation-laws.html","title":{"rendered":"New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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New Mexico Workers' Compensation Laws<\/h1>\n
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Whether you prefer red or green, you know that the Land of Enchantment offers residents and visitors alike a little bit of everything. From stories of alien abduction to a desert full of crystals, nothing about New Mexico is ordinary, including its workers’ compensation<\/a> laws. If you were injured at work<\/a>, you will be thankful to learn New Mexico workers’ compensation laws are broader than those in most states.<\/p>\r\n

For more information on New Mexico workers’ comp laws, see the table and accompanying summaries below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Workers’ Comp Statute Section<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

\u00a7 52-1-1, et seq.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law Statute Section<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

\u00a7 52-3-1, et seq.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>

Time Limits<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

Benefit Time Limits<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

\u00a7 52-1-40<\/a><\/p>\r\n

Mental Injuries Coverage<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n

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Agricultural Employees Covered<\/b><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n