A. No employee other than a fireman, law enforcement officer or farm or ranch hand whose duties require them to work longer hours, or employees primarily in a stand-by position, shall be required to work for any employer within the state more than sixteen hours in any one day of twenty-four hours except in emergency situations.
B. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act [section] shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: 1953 Comp., § 59-3-27, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 169, § 1.
Cross references. — For maximum hours of employment for females, see 50-5-1 to 50-5-17 NMSA 1978.
For eight-hour day in public employment, see N.M. Const., art. XX, § 19.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 48A Am. Jur. 2d Labor and Labor Relations § 4191 et seq.
What employers are within "hours of labor" statutes, 16 A.L.R. 537.
Constitutionality of statutes limiting hours of labor in private industry, 90 A.L.R. 814.
51B C.J.S. Labor Relations §§ 1186 to 1209.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 4 - Labor Conditions; Payment of Wages
Section 50-4-2 - Semimonthly and monthly pay days.
Section 50-4-3 - Joint adventurers.
Section 50-4-4 - Discharges [Discharged] employees.
Section 50-4-5 - Employees quitting employment.
Section 50-4-6 - Industrial disputes.
Section 50-4-7 - Unconditional payment of wages conceded to be due.
Section 50-4-8 - Duties of the labor commissioner [director]
Section 50-4-9 - Records, subpoenas, etc.
Section 50-4-10 - Forfeiture and penalties.
Section 50-4-13 - [Hours of employment; eating establishments.]
Section 50-4-14 - [Emergency cases; hours permitted; rate for excessive hours.]
Section 50-4-15 - [Uniform time for beginning work; notice of change.]
Section 50-4-16 - [Time records; inspection.]
Section 50-4-17 - [Failure to keep record or comply with act; penalty.]
Section 50-4-18 - [Disposition of fines.]
Section 50-4-19 - Declaration of state public policy.
Section 50-4-20 - Short title.
Section 50-4-21 - Definitions.
Section 50-4-22 - Minimum wages.
Section 50-4-22.1 - Temporary state preemption; saving clause.
Section 50-4-23 - Persons with a disability; minimum wage; director powers and duties.
Section 50-4-24 - Employers exempt from overtime provisions for certain employees.
Section 50-4-25 - Posting of summary of the act.
Section 50-4-26 - Enforcement; penalties; employees' remedies.
Section 50-4-26.1 - Retaliation prohibited.
Section 50-4-28 - Right of collective bargaining.
Section 50-4-29 - Relation to other laws.
Section 50-4-30 - Daily maximum hours of employment; exceptions.
Section 50-4-31 - Minimum length of hoe handles.
Section 50-4-32 - Continuing course of conduct.
Section 50-4-33 - Family child care provider collective bargaining; representation.
Section 50-4-34 - Request for access to social networking account prohibited.
Section 50-4-35 - Labor relations; union security agreements.