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New Mexico Business Laws
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Quite a bit of our daily lives are impacted by businesses, including our employers, products we purchase, and the cars we drive; which is why there are so many laws regulating businesses. Welcome to FindLaw’s section on New Mexico’s business-based laws, with legalese-free descriptions of important business laws impacting trade, employment, and more. In this section, you’ll read about antitrust laws, which seek to protect consumers by fostering a competitive business environment, and laws prohibiting certain deceptive business practices, such as false advertising. In addition, you’ll learn about wage and hour laws, such as overtime and minimum wage provisions. Click on a link below to learn more about New Mexico’s business laws.
Learn About New Mexico Business Laws
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New Mexico Antitrust Laws
Basics of New Mexico’s antitrust laws, which seek to encourage competition and thus benefit consumers by blocking certain mergers and deals that would restrain trade.
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New Mexico Pyramid and Ponzi Schemes Laws
General overview of New Mexico’s laws regarding the pyramid and Ponzi schemes, in which the perpetrator uses payments from new investors to pay dividends to existing investors.
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New Mexico Credit and Debit Card Fraud Laws
Overview of New Mexico’s laws prohibiting acts of credit card and debit card fraud, a crime in which a perpetrator fraudulently obtains and/or uses someone’s charge card.
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New Mexico Wage and Hour Laws
What every New Mexico employee should know about the state’s wage and hour laws, which cover minimum wage, meal breaks and rest periods, and overtime pay.
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New Mexico Deceptive Trade Practices Laws
Summary of New Mexico’s laws prohibiting deceptive trade practices by businesses, which may include such acts as false advertising and the use of “bait and switch” tactics.
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New Mexico Interest Rate Laws
Basics of New Mexico laws and regulations pertaining to interest rates, particularly limits on how much interest a lender may charge a borrower when no contract is present.
New Mexico Business Law Articles
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