NM Probationary Employees Protected by Human Rights Act

In a case of first impression, the New Mexico Court of Appeals has held that State employees on probationary status may still assert a claim of sex or race discrimination under the New Mexico Human Rights Act (HRA).  See Rodriguez v. NM Workforce Solutions, 2012-NMCA-059.

Exhaustion of Remedies & Employment Handbooks

This summer, in Lucero v. Board of Regents of the Univ. of New Mexico, NMHSC, 2012-NMCA-055 (cert. den.), the Court of Appeals concluded that an employee alleging breach of an employee handbook must exhaust the grievance process outlined in that handbook.