An employer shall not discharge or in any manner discriminate against, cause to be discharged or cause discrimination against an employee, representative of employees or applicant for employment in a mine subject to the Mining Safety Act because the employee, representative of employees or applicant for employment has filed or made a complaint under or related to that act or Chapter 69, Article 5 NMSA 1978, including a complaint notifying the operator, the operator's agent or the state mine inspector of an alleged danger or a safety or health violation in a mine, or because the employee, representative of employees or applicant for employment has instituted or caused to be instituted a proceeding under or related to the Mining Safety Act or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.
History: Laws 2006, ch. 102, § 5 and Laws 2006, ch. 106, § 5.
Duplicate laws. — Laws 2006, ch. 102, § 5 and Laws 2006, ch. 106, § 5, effective March 7, 2006, enacted identical new sections. The section is set out as enacted by Laws 2006, ch. 106, § 5. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 69-8-3 - Mining safety board.
Section 69-8-4 - Duties of the board; rulemaking.
Section 69-8-4.1 - Duties of the board; appeal of certification actions by inspector.
Section 69-8-5.1 - Training fees.
Section 69-8-5.2 - State mine inspector fund.
Section 69-8-9.1 - Standard of evaluation of variances; effect of variances granted.
Section 69-8-11 - Right of entry and investigation.
Section 69-8-15 - Construction of act.
Section 69-8-16 - Underground mine safety requirements; penalties.
Section 69-8-17 - Employee rights.