New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 1 - LABOR GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 6 - HEALTHY WORKPLACES
Section 11.1.6.9 - COMPLIANCE MEASURES

Universal Citation: 11 NM Admin Code 11.1.6.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

Compliance assurance measures available to the division include the following:

A. Investigations of alleged violations of the Healthy Workplaces Act upon complaints filed by individuals;

B. interviews of employers, their managers and employees and any other witness who may have relevant information;

C. requests for production of records and other information from employers;

D. administrative subpoenas for records and other information from employer, or for the taking of depositions from employers, their managers and other potential witnesses;

E. audits of employer records of the kind described in Section 50-17-9 NMSA 1978;

F. education and outreach efforts regarding the requirements of the Healthy Workplaces Act; and

G. directed Investigations: When the division has credible information about alleged violations of the Healthy Workplaces Act that affect multiple employees working for an employer, the director may, in their sole discretion, direct a comprehensive, workplace-wide investigation into the earned-sick-leave practices of that employer. All the investigatory and compliance tools available to the division by law can be used in a directed investigation into alleged violations of the Healthy Workplaces Act. If a directed investigation results in a finding of violations of the Act, the division may, in its sole discretion, file a civil action to enforce compliance with the Act, including payment of any earned sick leave payment owed, damages and attorney's fees.

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