Employment Laws

Stop gov't-mandated wages and benefits which drive up costs, cause businesses to close, limit work hours and reduce job opportunities.Below is a list of bills we're watching that fit this…

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DWFS Reinstates Work Search Requirements

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…

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NM businesses struggling to find employees who want to work

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…

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How Does NM’s Manufacturing Score Among Other States?

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…

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Read more about the article NM unemployment applications soaring amid COVID-19 shutdown
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NM unemployment applications soaring amid COVID-19 shutdown

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…

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Read more about the article U.S. adds 225,000 jobs in January, blowing away predictions
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U.S. adds 225,000 jobs in January, blowing away predictions

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…

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Mandated union dues as a condition of employment under fire in court again

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…

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NM Ranks 6th in nation for job growth

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…

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