Whenever an employee is terminated by an employer in a reduction in force by the employer, the terminated employee shall be rehired by that employer if the same or a comparable position becomes available in an increase of force within six months after the termination.
§ 10-9-19 NMSA 1978
Reduction in force
Known as the Personnel Act
The act spans §§ 10–10 (28 sections).
1953 Comp., § 5-4-40.1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 200, § 7.
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