Employment Laws: Increased mandated wages and benefits result in forced inflation, reduced hours for workers and fewer jobs for New Mexicans. Each time our wages and mandated benefits are artificially…
Over the weekend the Department of Workforce Solutions (DWFS) announced via it's website that the work search requirement for unemployment benefits would be reinstated immediately. This means that for the…
New Mexico employers are hiring in droves, but unfortunately, they are also having to compete against state unemployment benefits to fill those empty positions. "Now Hiring" signs have become a…
Ball State University recently published it's 2020 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report Card evaluating each state's rankings for factors contributing to the growth of American manufacturing. New Mexico received passing…
For the week of March 9th New Mexico Workforce Solutions saw less than 800 claims for unemployment benefits. The week following recorded over 11,000 new applications. The cause for such a…
Easing trade tensions coupled with fair winter weather made for an outstanding U.S. jobs report for the first month of 2020. Economists had predicted an increase of 160,000 workers for…
New regulations crafted by the Trump administration are aimed at reducing government dependency and encouraging citizens to seek out gainful employment. The rule focuses on able-bodied adults 49 or younger,…
During the 2019 legislative session Democrat lawmakers, with the support of Governor Lujan Grisham, passed a law allowing mandated union membership/dues as a condition of employment in our state. That law…
Recent data posted by the U.S. Department of Labor and the NM Department of Workforce Solutions shows New Mexico outpacing the national job growth rate. The majority of gains were…
Ask an applicant if they are a convicted felon on a job application? The timing of such a question could be a violation of NM employment laws. Effective Friday June 14th,…