No employer or agent thereof shall refuse to hire, penalize or discharge from employment any person because of membership in the state defense force or prevent the member from performing any duty he may be called upon to perform by proper authority. Willful violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
History: 1978 Comp., § 20-5-13, enacted by Laws 1987, ch. 318, § 44.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Validity and construction of state statutes requiring employers to compensate employees for absences occasioned by military service, 8 A.L.R.4th 704.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 5 - State Defense Force
Section 20-5-1 - New Mexico state defense force established; not in federal service; definitions.
Section 20-5-3 - Composition; enlistment; appointment.
Section 20-5-4 - Administration of oaths.
Section 20-5-5 - Standing cadre; composition of units.
Section 20-5-6 - Uniform; rank precedence and command.
Section 20-5-8 - Discharge; dismissal.
Section 20-5-9 - Arms and equipment; facilities.
Section 20-5-11 - Members not liable for acts in performance of duty.
Section 20-5-13 - Discrimination prohibited; penalty.
Section 20-5-14 - Military leave.
Section 20-5-15 - Exemptions; process; uniforms and equipment.
Section 20-5-16 - State defense force; workers' compensation; cadre duty.