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Wage and Hour Bureau

The Wage and Hour Bureau enforces minimum wage, payment of wages, and overtime labor laws under the Minimum Wage Act. The bureau also enforces the payment of scale wages to laborers and mechanics under the Public Works Minimum Wage Act. The bureau takes claims for unpaid wages from employees and ex-employees under both acts. The bureau also provides seminars and materials to employer and employee groups on the compliance requirements of the various state labor laws.

Frequently Asked Questions

Resources

• Required Posters
• Minimum Wage Information
• New Mexico Minimum Wage Act – PDF prints out on two legal size pages. Effective July 1, 2009
• Didn’t Get Paid?
• Wage Claim Procedures

Wage Claim Forms

• Day Labor Act Wage Claim
• Albuquerque – Download the Wage Claim Form
• Las Cruces – Download the Wage Claim Form
• Santa Fe – Download the Wage Claim Form

Labor Law Links

• USDOL Employment Laws assistance for workers and Small Businesses
• Labor Title 11
• NM State Statutes and Administrative Code from American Legal Publishing
• Labor Standards Information for New And Small Businesses – PDF
• NM Wage & Hour Laws

Day Labor Act

• Day Laborer Act
• Day Laborer Act Order
• Claim Form Day Labor Act - Word file updated May 29, 2007
• Claim Form Day Labor Act - PDF file updated May 29, 2007

Day Labor Proposed Changes

• General Provisions
• Service Agencies and Third Party Employers
• Complaints and Penalties

Contact Information

NMDWS

• 625 Silver St. SW Suite 410, Albuquerque, NM 87102 [Phone: (505) 841-4400 | Fax: (505) 841-4422]
• 226 South Alameda, Las Cruces NM 88005 [Phone: (575) 524-6195 | Fax: (575) 524-6194]
• 1596 Pacheco Street, Rm 103, Santa Fe, NM 87505 [Phone: (505) 827-6817 | Fax: (505) 827-9676

USDOL in New Mexico


USDOL can answer questions regarding Family Medical Leave Act and exempt vs. non-exempt for purposes of overtime.

Albuquerque District Office
US Department of Labor
ESA Wage & Hour Division
500 Fourth Street, Suite 403
Albuquerque, NM 87102
Albuquerque: (505) 245-2142