On October 15, 2019, the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Commissioners voted to amend their mandatory paid time off (PTO) ordinance, enacted only two months earlier. As we previously reported, the ordinance will require...more
10/31/2019
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Adverse Employment Action ,
Amended Legislation ,
Carry-Over Basis ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Regulations ,
Local Ordinance ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Retaliation ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
In Garcia v. Hatch Valley Public Schools, the New Mexico Supreme Court recently examined whether a plaintiff has a relatively heightened evidentiary burden in proving a reverse discrimination claim brought under the New...more
3/14/2018
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Burden-Shifting ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Evaluations ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidence ,
Hiring & Firing ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
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Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII