New Mexico employers may not request or require job applicants to disclose the usernames or passwords of their social media accounts.
The current minimum wage in New Mexico is $10.35.
The minimum wage in Albuquerque is $10.50, but $9.35 if the employer provides healthcare and/or childcare benefits.
The Santa Fe and Santa Fe County minimum wage is $12.10.
The Las Cruces minimum wage is $10.50.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.55.
Employees in Albuquerque who receive tips may be paid a cash wage of $6.30 if the cash wage and tips total at least the local minimum wage.
Employees in Las Cruces who receive more than $30 a week in tips may be paid a minimum wage of $6.30 if the cash wage and tips total at least the local minimum wage.
Employees in Santa Fe County who receive more than $30 a month in tips may be paid a cash wage of $3.62 an hour if the cash wage and tips total at least the local minimum wage.
Employees are allowed to participate in tip pooling or sharing arrangements, but New Mexico law does not address whether employers may require employees to do so.
Employers are required to pay employees an overtime rate of 1 ½ time their regular rate of pay when they work more than 40 hours in a workweek, unless otherwise exempt.
The federal overtime laws require that the minimum salary requirement for administrative, professional, and executive exemptions is $684 per week, or $35,568 per year.
There are no state laws regarding breaks or meal periods, so federal law applies. The federal law does not require employers to provide breaks, but if they choose to do so, breaks less than 20 minutes must be paid. Meal periods do not need to be paid as long as the employees are free to do as they wish.
There are no state laws regarding breaks or meal periods, so federal law applies. The federal law does not require employers to provide breaks, but if they choose to do so, breaks less than 20 minutes must be paid. Meal periods do not need to be paid as long as the employees are free to do as they wish.