NMSA 1978 38-5-18. Employer prohibited from penalizing employee for jury service:
An employer shall not deprive an employee of employment or threaten or otherwise coerce the employee because the employee receives a summons for jury service, responds to the summons, serves as juror or attends court for prospective juror service.
- An employer shall not require or request an employee to use annual, vacation or sick leave for time spent responding to a summons for jury service, participating in the jury selection process or serving on a jury. Nothing in this subsection requires an employer to provide annual, vacation or sick leave to employees who are not otherwise entitled to those benefits under company policies.
38-5-19. Penalty
An employer, either individually or through his agent, who violates 38-5-18 NMSA 1978 of this act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
