§ 69-8-17 NMSA 1978

An employer shall not discharge or in any manner discriminate against, cause to be discharged or cause discrimination against an employee, representative of employees or applicant for employment in a mine subject to the Mining Safety Act because the employee, representative of employees or applicant for employment has filed or made a complaint under or related to that act or Chapter 69, Article 5 NMSA 1978, including a complaint notifying the operator, the operator's agent or the state mine inspector of an alleged danger or a safety or health violation in a mine, or because the employee, representative of employees or applicant for employment has instituted or caused to be instituted a proceeding under or related to the Mining Safety Act or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceeding.