New Mexico § 24-16-19 Nonretaliation; nonwaiver

New Mexico Statutes

§ 24-16-19 — Nonretaliation; nonwaiver

New Mexico § 24-16-19

Ch. 24Health and Safety

Art. 16Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air

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Bluebook

N.M. Stat. Ann. § 24-16-19 (2026).

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A.A person or employer shall not discharge, refuse to hire or in any manner retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment or patron because that employee, applicant or patron exercises any rights afforded by the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act or reports or attempts to prosecute a violation of that act.

B.An employee who works in a setting where an employer allows smoking does not waive or otherwise surrender any legal rights the employee may have against the employer or any other party.

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A. A person or employer shall not discharge, refuse to hire or in any manner retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment or patron because that employee, applicant or patron exercises any rights afforded by the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act or reports or attempts to prosecute a violation of that act. B. An employee who works in a setting where an employer allows smoking does not waive or otherwise surrender any legal rights the employee may have against the employer or any other party.