THE NEW MEXICO FARM AND LIVESTOCK BUREAU SAYS A RECENT STATE APPEALS COURT RULING COULD MAKE FARMING IN THE STATE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. THE COURT SAID EXEMPTING FARM AND RANCH WORKERS FROM WORKERS COMP IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
THE BUREAU’S DALENE HODNETT SAYS THE NEW MEXICO SUPREME COURT WILL CONSIDER THE MATTER LATER THIS MONTH. SHE SAYS THEY HOPE THAT ONCE THE SUPREME COURT PICKS UP THE CASE, THE JUSTICES WILL THROW OUT A PROVISION MAKING THE RULING RETROACTIVE TO 2012.
HODNETT SAYS FARMS AND RANCHES HAVE BEEN EXEMPT FROM THE WORKERS COMP RULE FOR NEARLY 80 YEARS.
