2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 50 - Employment Law
Article 17 - Healthy Workplaces
Section 50-17-9 - Enforcement. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
A. The division shall be authorized to coordinate implementation and enforcement of the Healthy Workplaces Act and shall promulgate appropriate rules to implement that act.
B. The division shall coordinate implementation and enforcement of the Healthy Workplaces Act, including:
(1) establishing a system to receive complaints, in writing and by telephone, regarding alleged violations of the Healthy Workplaces Act;
(2) establishing a process for investigating and resolving complaints in a timely manner and keeping complainants notified regarding the status of the investigation of their complaint;
(3) ensuring employer compliance with the Healthy Workplaces Act through the use of audits, investigations or other measures; and
(4) establishing a system for reviewing complaints.
C. The division shall maintain as confidential the identity of any complainant unless disclosure of such complainant's identity is necessary for resolution of the investigation or otherwise required by law. The division shall, prior to such disclosure and to the extent practicable, notify a complainant that the division will be disclosing the complainant's identity.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 9.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 13 made Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 9 effective July 1, 2022.
