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.

Recent Employment Law Decisions--Fees Shifting, Exhaustion and Preclusion

My arbitration, mediation and ALJ practice is booming these days, as is my guardian ad litem (GAL) practice.  As a result, I am woefully behind on my blogs, with a pile of items to review and write up.  I'm not sure how the really prolific--or even moderately prolific--bloggers do it, once their practice picks up.  In any event, here is a belated summary of recent New Mexico employment law cases.