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§ 24-16-19 NMSA 1978

Nonretaliation; nonwaiver

Known as the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act

The act spans §§ 24–24 (20 sections).

Laws 2007, ch. 20, § 11.

A. A person or employer shall not discharge, refuse to hire or in any manner retaliate against an employee, applicant for employment or patron because that employee, applicant or patron exercises any rights afforded by the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act or reports or attempts to prosecute a violation of that act.

B. An employee who works in a setting where an employer allows smoking does not waive or otherwise surrender any legal rights the employee may have against the employer or any other party.

Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.