New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 21 - LABOR UNIONS/LABOR RELATIONS
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 11.21.1.16 - NOTICE OF HEARING
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. After the appropriate notice or petition is filed in a representation, prohibited practices or impasse resolution case, the director shall hold a status and scheduling conference with the parties to determine the issues; establish a schedule for discovery, including the issuance of subpoenas, and pretrial motions; and set a hearing date.
B. Upon setting a rulemaking hearing, the director or the board shall cause notice of hearing to be issued setting forth the nature of the rulemaking proceeding, the time and place of the hearing, the manner in which interested persons may present their views, and the manner in which interested persons may obtain copies of proposed rules. Notices of rulemaking hearings shall be sent by regular mail to all persons who have made requests for such notice, and shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in New Mexico at least 30 days prior to commencement of the hearing.
C. Upon setting a hearing or conference before the director or designee or before the board in any proceeding, the director or the board shall cause notice of hearing to be issued to all parties of record setting forth the time and place of the hearing or conference. A party to a representation, prohibited practices or impasse resolution case in which a hearing or conference is scheduled may request postponement of the hearing or conference by filing a written request with the director, and serving the request upon all other parties, at least five days before commencement of the hearing or conference. The requesting party shall state the specific reasons in support thereof. Upon good cause shown, the director shall grant a postponement to a date no more than 20 days after the previously set date. Only in extraordinary circumstances may the director grant a further postponement, or a postponement to a date more than 20 days after the previously set date, or a postponement with less than five days' notice.
