A civil action to enforce any provision of N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 50, Article 4 shall be commenced within three years after a violation last occurs. The three-year period shall be tolled during a labor relations division of the workforce solutions department investigation of an employer, but such an investigation shall not be deemed a prerequisite to a person bringing a civil action, nor shall it operate to bar a civil action brought pursuant to N.M. Stat. Ann. Chapter 50, Article 4.