A. Every employee leasing contractor shall comply with the provisions of Section 52-1-4 NMSA 1978, and that compliance shall be a condition precedent to initial registration. Failure to maintain compliance with the cited law shall result in the immediate revocation of any registration or license held by the noncomplying employee leasing contractor in addition to any other sanctions that may be imposed under applicable laws or regulations.
B. Workers' compensation insurance or self-insurance applicable to leased workers shall cover the employee leasing contractor and the client as co-insureds. Workers' compensation insurance applicable to leased employees may be provided in any manner authorized by and in compliance with regulations of the superintendent of insurance issued pursuant to Section 59A-2-9.1 NMSA 1978.
C. The employee leasing contractor and the client shall be deemed co-employers of leased workers for purposes of the Workers' Compensation Act [Chapter 52 NMSA 1978]. The Workers' Compensation Act shall constitute leased workers' exclusive remedy against both the employee leasing contractor and the client if the conditions of Section 52-1-9 NMSA 1978 are satisfied.
History: Laws 1993, ch. 162, § 5; 1995, ch. 24, §2.
The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, inserted "and applicability of" in the section heading; designated the existing provisions as Subsection A and made a stylistic change therein; and added Subsections B and C.
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