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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, an employee, as defined in Subsection F of this section, of a business or professional corporation who is also an employee as defined in the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law may affirmatively elect not to accept the provisions of the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law.
B. Each employee desiring to affirmatively elect not to accept the provisions of the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law may do so by filing an election in the office of the director.
C. Each employee desiring to revoke his affirmative election not to accept the provisions of the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law may do so by filing a revocation of the affirmative election with the occupational disease disablement insurer and in the office of the director. The revocation shall become effective thirty days after filing. The employee shall cause a copy of the revocation to be mailed to the board of directors of the business or professional corporation.
D. The filing of an affirmative election not to accept the provisions of the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law shall create a conclusive presumption that such employee is not covered by the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law until the effective date of a revocation filed pursuant to this section. The filing of an affirmative election not to accept the provisions of the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law shall apply to all corporations in which the employee has a financial interest.
E. In counting the number of workers of an employer to determine whether the employer comes within the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law, an employee who has filed an affirmative election not to be subject to the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law shall also be counted as one of the workers employed by such employer.
F. For purposes of this section:
(1) “executive officer” means the chairman of the board, president, vice president, secretary or treasurer; and
(2) “employee” means an executive officer owning ten percent or more of the outstanding stock of the business or professional corporation.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 52. Workers' Compensation § 52-3-6. Application of provisions of the New Mexico Occupational Disease Disablement Law to certain corporations' employees - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-52-workers-compensation/nm-st-sect-52-3-6/
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