New Mexico Statutes 50-4A-4. Certification; verification
A. When domestic abuse leave is taken in an emergency, the employee or the employee’s designee shall give notice to the employer within twenty-four hours of commencing the domestic abuse leave.
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 50-4A-4
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Victim advocate: work with prosecutors and assist the victims of a crime.
B. An employer may require verification of the need for domestic abuse leave, and, if so, an employee shall provide one of the following forms of verification through furnishing in a timely fashion:
(1) a police report indicating that the employee or a family member was a victim of domestic abuse;
(2) a copy of an order of protection or other court evidence produced in connection with an incident of domestic abuse, but the document does not constitute a waiver of confidentiality or privilege between the employee and the employee’s advocate or attorney; or
(3) the written statement of an attorney representing the employee, a district attorney’s victim advocate, a law enforcement official or a prosecuting attorney that the employee or employee’s family member appeared or is scheduled to appear in court in connection with an incident of domestic abuse.