Post by pavel on Feb 19, 2016 20:46:11 GMT -6
The New Mexico Supreme Court plans to review a lower court ruling that cleared the way for farm and ranch laborers across the state to receive workers' compensation benefits.
The justices this week issued a brief order suspending a ruling by the New Mexico Court of Appeals until they can hear oral arguments and make a final decision.
The appellate court issued an opinion last year that declared unconstitutional a decades-old provision in state law regarding farm and ranch laborers.
That provision, on the books since the 1930s, excluded those employees whose duties focus primarily on growing and harvesting crops, meat or dairy products from receiving benefits if injured on the job.
Read more: www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-high-court-to-weigh-in-on-workers-comp/article_f742f1c2-8f2e-5607-9e0d-16a77d036c97.html
The justices this week issued a brief order suspending a ruling by the New Mexico Court of Appeals until they can hear oral arguments and make a final decision.
The appellate court issued an opinion last year that declared unconstitutional a decades-old provision in state law regarding farm and ranch laborers.
That provision, on the books since the 1930s, excluded those employees whose duties focus primarily on growing and harvesting crops, meat or dairy products from receiving benefits if injured on the job.
Read more: www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-high-court-to-weigh-in-on-workers-comp/article_f742f1c2-8f2e-5607-9e0d-16a77d036c97.html