New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 11 - LABOR AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chapter 3 - EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Part 300 - CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION
Section 11.3.300.301 - FILING INITIAL, ADDITIONAL AND REOPENED CLAIMS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
A. Upon filing an initial claim, an additional claim, or a reopened claim, the claimant shall be subject to a waiting week period before the commencement of benefits begins.
B. Unless otherwise prescribed, any claimant wishing to claim benefits shall register for work, file an initial, additional, transitional or reopened claim for benefits and provide the name and address of their last employer.
C. The date of filing of any initial, additional or reopened claim shall be the Sunday of the week in which filed. Upon a showing of good cause, any initial claim or additional claim may be back-dated to the Sunday of the week immediately following the week in which the claimant was separated, and any reopened claim may be back-dated up to a maximum of 21 days from the preceding Sunday of the date of the request for back-dating. "Good cause," as used in 11.3.300.301 NMAC, exists when it is established that factors or circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the claimant caused the delay in filing. All requests for back-dating or post-dating shall include a fact-finding response.
D. Unless otherwise prescribed, all claims shall be made online or by phone, giving all information required thereby. A claimant shall also separately register for work within 14 calendar days of the date the claim is filed. If a claimant is already registered with the department from a prior claim, the registration must be reactivated within 14 days of the date the claim is filed. If a claimant's registration is not current with the department, their benefits shall be temporarily withheld until they comply unless good cause for the failure to register is shown.
