Category Archives: Workers’ Comp

Thanks to an obscure provision in the New Mexico tax code, a property tax break is available to a few people who might really need it. An injured worker who receives workers’ compensation permanent total disability benefits (PTD), is low-income, … Continue reading →

The New Mexico workers’ compensation system is in moderately good shape this year, say the people who are supposed to know. NCCI, the National Council on Compensation Insurance, presented its annual New Mexico forum recently. Most important: employers can expect … Continue reading →

Sorry, my friends in organized labor, you missed one. On a party line vote, Democrats in the New Mexico House Labor and Economic Development Committee voted to kill a harmless little memorial, HJM 5, sponsored by Rep. Randall Crowder (R.-Curry). … Continue reading →

A worker came to work drunk and dropped a 2,000 pound chunk of marble on his foot. He was employed by a small family business. His employers found out he was entitled to workers’ comp benefits just as if he … Continue reading →

At a Circle K convenience store, the clerk shot the suspected armed robber. We expect to read the opposite story. Convenience stores can be dangerous places, especially for the people who work in them. This happened a few weeks ago … Continue reading →

An insurance agent called me to ask about a letter one of her business clients had received from my former employer, the Workers’ Compensation Administration. The client was upset and confused. The letter was about safety inspections. I recognized the … Continue reading →

The workers’ compensation system is full of temptations for people to behave badly. In response, many provisions of the law are attempts to create incentives so that people will behave constructively. That is the simplest possible summary of the amendment … Continue reading →

When the horrible thing appeared on my computer screen, I was stunned. First I froze. Then I forgot everything I know about computer safety. I know enough not to have done what I did. I thought I was prepared for … Continue reading →

Is a small family farm a business, a hobby, a living museum or something else? It’s increasingly clear we can’t have it both ways – – business and quaint tradition. The recent New Mexico Supreme Court decision on workers’ comp … Continue reading →

A commentator on a TV news show recently talked about new developments involving the ride company Uber.   The commentator remarked that Uber has made sure to set up its procedures so drivers are independent contractors, not employees. The dilemma over … Continue reading →