NMSA 38-5-18. Employer prohibited from penalizing employee for jury

38-5-18. Employer prohibited from penalizing employee for jury service. A. An employer shall not deprive an employee of employment or threaten or otherwise coerce the employee because the employee receives a summons for jury service, responds to the summons, serves as a juror or attends court for prospective jury service. B. An employer shall not require or request an employee to use annual, vacation or sick leave for time spent responding to a summons for jury service, participating in the jury selection process or serving on a jury. Nothing in this subsection requires an employer to provide annual, vacation or sick leave to employees who are not otherwise entitled to those benefits under company policies. History: Laws 1979, ch. 47, § 1; 2005, ch. 107, § 10.