New Mexico § 10-16C-3 Public employer retaliatory action prohibited

New Mexico Statutes

§ 10-16C-3 — Public employer retaliatory action prohibited

New Mexico § 10-16C-3

Ch. 10Public Officers and Employees

Art. 16CWhistleblower Protection

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 10-16C-3 (2026).

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A public employer shall not take any retaliatory action against a public employee because the public employee: A. communicates to the public employer or a third party information about an action or a failure to act that the public employee believes in good faith constitutes an unlawful or improper act; B. provides information to, or testifies before, a public body as part of an investigation, hearing or inquiry into an unlawful or improper act; or C. objects to or refuses to participate in an activity, policy or practice that constitutes an unlawful or improper act.

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A public employer shall not take any retaliatory action against a public employee because the public employee: A. communicates to the public employer or a third party information about an action or a failure to act that the public employee believes in good faith constitutes an unlawful or improper act; B. provides information to, or testifies before, a public body as part of an investigation, hearing or inquiry into an unlawful or improper act; or C. objects to or refuses to participate in an activity, policy or practice that constitutes an unlawful or improper act.