New Mexico Employees
Employee Rights
Various state and federal laws provide employees with fundamental workplace rights, including protection from discrimination, harassment and employer retaliation. Employees also have rights in regards to compensation, such as payment of a minimum wage, and are safeguard from wrongful termination and invasion of privacy. In addition, e mployers are required to provide a safe work environment for their employees, and adhere to many other statutes regarding an employee's right to family and medical leaves, unemployment benefits, healthcare continuation benefits and workers' compensation. Understanding your rights as an employee is important, and can ensure you are treated fairly and in addition to enhancing your job security.
When an employee's rights have been violated, various actions can be taken, including:
- Filing a claim with the New Mexico Human Rights Division
- Filing a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Filing a civil lawsuit
If you believe you employee rights have an employment claim, speak with a New Mexico employment law attorney at Moody & Warner. We have over 50 years of employment law experience, and have successfully represented many individuals seeking compensation for unlawful employment practices.
New Mexico Employment Lawyer
Both private and public sector job applicants, employees and former employees have employment rights. These rights cover many different areas related to a person's job and work environment. An employee whose rights have been violated can seek redress through various state and federal agencies, as well as state and federal courts. When seeking compensation in an employment-related case, representation by a knowledgeable and aggressive employment law firm is essential. Attorneys at our office are highly skilled litigators and will be tough advocates when fighting for your rights to damages. Both Christopher Moody and Whitney Warner have extensive experience representing employees in claims involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour violations and other employment issues. We will provide the best representation possible, and will help you in any way that we can.
Contact a New Mexico employment lawyer for aggressive representation if you employee rights have been violated.