New Mexico Minimum Wage Summary Poster
Mandatory
The New Mexico Minimum Wage Summary is a New Mexico minimum wage law poster provided for businesses by the New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions. This is a required poster for all New Mexico employers, and any business that fails to post this notification may be subject to penalties or fines.
This is a state labor law poster enforced by the state Department of Workforce Solutions. It’s a mandatory posting required of all employers within the state. It provides information about the prevailing rate of minimum wage payable to all covered employees within the state for every hour of service. The New Mexico minimum pay poster highlights the rights of covered workers while indicating responsibilities of employers within the state. The poster defines workers who qualify and or are exempted, including workers and employers, from the provisions of the state minimum pay law. It also contains information about overtime pay and penalties for infraction. The poster also directs where and how to file a related claim. The poster must be correctly posted by covered employers at a conspicuous place where all workers can access. Failure to comply with the posting and law can and may attract fines and or sanctions.
N EW M EXICO M INIMUM W AGE A CT EMPLOYEE RIGHTS MINIMUM WAGE IN NEW MEXICO $ 12 per hour as of January 1, 2023 OVERTIME PAY At least 1½ times your regular hourly rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. TIPPED WORKERS Employers must pay tipped employees an hourly rate of at least $ 3 per hour. If the tips plus the hourly rate do not equal at least $ 12 per hour, the employer must make up the difference. Tipped employees have a right to keep all of their tips. Tip pooling may only be among wait staff. NO SEPARATE RATE These minimum wage rates apply to all employees FOR STUDENTS OR regardless of their age or student status. MINORS DAMAGES Employers who violate the minimum wage or overtime requirements are required to pay impacted employees the full amount of their underpaid wages plus interest, plus an additional amount equal to twice the underpaid wages. RETALIATION It is unlawful to retaliate against an employee for PROHIBITED asserting a wage claim or for informing o ther employees of their rights. ENFORCEMENT The Labor Relations Division of the Department of Workforce Solutions investigates claims and recovers back wages for employees who have been underpaid in violation of law, regardless of the dollar value of the claim, going back at least three years, or longer if there was a continuing course of conduct. Violations may result in civil or criminal action. LOCAL MINIMUM The City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County have higher base WAGE RATES minimum wage rates . Albuquerque and Las Cruces have higher tipped minimum wage rates. ADDITIONAL Certain jobs or employers are exempt from the minimum wage or INFORMATION overtime provisions. Employers must display this poster where employees can easily see it. For more information or to file a wage claim, contact the Labor Relations Division at 505 -841 -4400, or online at www.dws.state.nm.us
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Minimum-Wage.org provides an additional fifteen required and optional New Mexico labor law posters that may be relevant to your business. Be sure to also print and post all required state labor law posters, as well as all of the mandatory federal labor law posters.
| New Mexico Poster Name | Poster Type |
|---|---|
| Required New Mexico Handwashing Poster | Health Notice |
| Required Workers' Compensation Act | Workers Compensation Law |
| Required New Mexico Unemployment Insurance Poster | Unemployment Law |
| Required New Mexico Minimum Wage Summary (Spanish) | Minimum Wage Law |
| Required New Mexico Minimum Wage Summary | Minimum Wage Law |
List of all 16 New Mexico labor law posters
New Mexico Labor Law Poster Sources:
- Original poster PDF URL: https://www.dws.state.nm.us/Portals/0/DM/LaborRelations/MWA_Summary_ENGL_2023.pdf , last updated February 2024
- New Mexico Labor Law Poster Page at https://www.dws.state.nm.us/en-us/State-and-Federal-Posters
- New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions at http://www.dws.state.nm.us/
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