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New Mexico Workers' Compensation FAQs

• Q: How Long After An Injury Do I Have To Report It To My Employer?
  A: Any worker claiming to be entitled to compensation from any employer shall give notice in writing to his employer of the accident and of the injury within fifteen days … More
• Q: How Do I Know If My Employer Is Covered By Workers' Compensation?
  A: All businesses, firms, private persons, and corporations (among others) that employ three or more persons, regardless of full time or part­time status, are … More
• Q: What Workers' Compensation Benefits Am I Entitled To?
  A: You may be entitled to receive all reasonable and necessary medical treatment, benefits for lost wages, benefits for specific injuries resulting in permanent … More
• Q: If I Am Injured On The Job Can I Choose The Doctor Who Treats Me?
  A: First selection of a provider may be made by employer, or employer may permit injured worker to make first selection. After 60 days, the party who did not make first … More
• Q: When Will My Benefits Begin And How Much Will They Be?
  A: There is a waiting period of seven days before any wage­loss benefit is paid. If you are injured and out of work for more than 28 days, then you will be paid for … More
• Q: If I Am Unable To Return To The Type Of Work I Did Before I Was Injured, What Happens?
  A: If your employer has employment available to you within your medical restrictions and you decline, your employer may request a modification or termination of your … More
• Q: My Employer Has Denied My Claim, What Do I Do?
  A: If an employer or his or her insurer fails or refuses to pay a employee any installment of compensation to which the employee is entitled under the Workers … More

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