Workers Comp—Travelers v. Mere Commuters Covered

In a recent New Mexico workers compensation case, the State Supreme Court addresses an exception to the state Act, NMSA §§ 52-1-1 et al., that permits compensation for injuries incurred in travel by employees when those injuries “aris[e] out of and in the course of employment.“  Pete Rodriguez et al v. Permian Drilling Corp. et al, 2011-NMSC-032.

Objection to New Labor Board Member Rejected

I have previously written about the Supreme Court ordering N.M. Governor Susana Martinez to reinstate several members of the Public Employee Labor Relations Board.  I have also written about AFSCME, AFT and other Unions threatening to sue the Governor again for having replaced one reinstated members upon expiration of his latest term.  Finally, however, the Governor appears to have "won" one before the Supreme Court.