New Mexico § 52-3-55 Extraterritorial coverage

New Mexico Statutes

§ 52-3-55 — Extraterritorial coverage

New Mexico § 52-3-55

Ch. 52Workers' Compensation

Art. 3Occupational Disease Disablement

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 52-3-55 (2026).

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If an employee, while working outside the territorial limits of this state suffers an occupational disease on account of which he, or in the event of his death, his dependents, would have been entitled to the benefits provided by the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law had such disease occurred within this state, such employee, or in the event of his death resulting from such disease his dependents, shall be entitled to the benefits provided by this act [52-3-55 to 52-3-59 NMSA 1978], provided that at the time of such disease: A. his employment is principally localized in this state; B. he is working under a contract of hire made in this state in employment not principally localized in any state; C. he is working under a contract of hire made in this state in employment princip

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If an employee, while working outside the territorial limits of this state suffers an occupational disease on account of which he, or in the event of his death, his dependents, would have been entitled to the benefits provided by the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law had such disease occurred within this state, such employee, or in the event of his death resulting from such disease his dependents, shall be entitled to the benefits provided by this act [52-3-55 to 52-3-59 NMSA 1978], provided that at the time of such disease: A. his employment is principally localized in this state; B. he is working under a contract of hire made in this state in employment not principally localized in any state; C. he is working under a contract of hire made in this state in employment principally localized in another state whose occupational disease disablement law is not applicable to his employer; or D. he is working under a contract of hire made in this state for employment outside the United States and Canada.