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New Mexico’s Exclusive Remedy Rule
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New Mexico’s Exclusive Remedy Rule
State Snapshot BASIC RULE In New Mexico, workers’ compensation is the exclusive legal remedy for workplace injuries. N.M. Stat. Ann. 52-1-6(E). This means that the employee cannot sue the employer in tort (where the employee might obtain monetary damages) for covered injuries, such as by claiming that the employer’s negligence caused his injury. The rule also applies to a surviving spouse or dependent who attempts to sue the employer for wrong…
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