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2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 20 - Military Affairs
Article 4 - National Guard
Section 20-4-6 - Discrimination prohibited; penalty.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 20-4-6 (2019)
No employer or agent thereof shall refuse to hire or penalize or discharge from employment any person because of membership in the national guard or prevent the member from performing any military service he may be called upon to perform by proper authority. Willful violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
History: 1978 Comp., § 20-4-6, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 318, § 23.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For penalty provision, see 20-11-6 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Validity and construction of state statutes requiring employers to compensate employees for absences occasioned by military service, 8 A.L.R.4th 704.
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