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Notwithstanding anything herein contained no employee or dependent of any employee shall be entitled to receive compensation for disablement or death from an occupational disease when such disablement or death, wholly or in part, was caused by the willful misconduct, willful self-exposure or willful disobedience to such reasonable rules and regulations as may be adopted by the employer and which rules and regulations have been and are kept posted in conspicuous places in and about the premises of the employer, or otherwise brought to the attention of such employee. As used in this section the term “willful self-exposure” shall include:
A. failure or omission on the part of an employee or applicant for employment truthfully to state in writing to the best of his knowledge in answer to any inquiry made by the employer, the place, duration and nature of previous employment;
B. failure or omission on the part of an applicant for employment to truthfully state in writing to the best of his knowledge in answer to an inquiry made by the employer, whether or not he had previously been disabled, laid off or compensated in damages, or otherwise, because of any physical disability;
C. failure or omission on the part of an employee or applicant for employment truthfully to give in writing to the best of his knowledge in answer to any inquiry made by the employer, full information about the previous status of his health, previous medical and hospital attention and direct and continuous exposure to active pulmonary tuberculosis.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 52. Workers' Compensation § 52-3-45. Employee's willful misconduct, willful self-exposure; defined - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-52-workers-compensation/nm-st-sect-52-3-45/
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