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LABOR LAWS
Children in New Mexico may be employed by production companies under special guidelines. WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION: All child performers ages 6 years to 18 years must be provided with a teacher for each group of 10 or fewer child performers. |
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No child performer shall begin work before 5:00 am or continue work after 10:00pm on evenings preceding school days. The time the child performer can be permitted at the place of employment may be extended by one-half hour for a meal period. Six months - 2 years: 2 work hours, 2 hours of rest and recreation = 4 total hours 2 years - 6 years: 3 work hours, 3 hours of rest and recreation = 6 total hours 6 years - 9 years: 4 work hours, 3 school hours, 1 hour of rest and recreation = 8 total hours 9 years - 16 years: 5 work hours, 3 school hours, 1 hour of rest and recreation = 9 total hours 16 years - 18 years: 6 work hours, 3 school hours, 1 hour of rest and recreation = 10 total hours WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION: All child performers ages 6 years to 18 years must be provided with a teacher for each group of 20 or fewer child performers on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays or during school vacations. Child performers shall not work later than 12:00am on days preceding non-school days. The time the child performer can be permitted at the place of employment may be extended by one-half hour for a meal period. 6 years - 9 years: 6 work hours, 2 hours of rest and recreation = 8 total hours 9 years - 16 years: 7 work hours, 2 hours of rest and recreation = 9 total hours 16 years - 18 years: 8 work hours, 2 hours of rest and recreation = 10 total hours It is the responsibility of the employer to provide a New Mexico certified trainer or technician at the place of employment at all times when a child performer may be exposes to potentially hazardous conditions. Potentially hazardous conditions include but are not limited to special effects and any situation which could be physically hazardous to the child. For more information, contact Tiffany Starr-Salcido at the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions, (505) 827-0091 or tiffany.starr-salcido@state.nm.us Employers must also comply with Federal Child Labor Laws. They stipulate that on school days, a child less than 14 years of age may not work more than three hours per day or more than 18 hours per week and may not work before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. (9 p.m., June 1--Labor Day). On non-school days, a child may not work more than eight hours per day or more than 40 hours per week. Every resident and non-resident employer doing business for more than 15 days in New Mexico is required to withhold New Mexico income tax from wages paid to an employee for services rendered in the state. This tax is withheld as the wages are paid. For more information, contact the Taxation & Revenue Department, 505-827-0700. Employers liable under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act are also liable for New Mexico Unemployment Tax when hiring New Mexico employees. Out-of-state employers bringing workers to New Mexico for a temporary job are subject to the reporting requirements of their base state. For more information go to www.dol.state.nm.us WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE Workers’ Compensation Insurance is required in New Mexico. All employers, with limited exceptions, are required to cover all of their employees, including full-time, part-time, seasonal or occasional employees. For more information contact the Workers' Compensation Administration, 505-841-6074. New Mexico law respects a valid written agreement requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment. Generally in the United States "union shop" provisions requiring membership in a union after 30 days' employment are common. These provisions are authorized under the National Labor Relations Act so long as a company operates in a state that does not have a right-to-work law. New Mexico does not have a right-to-work law. Cooperative relationships between labor and management have preserved New Mexico's reputation both as a labor-peace state as well as a "right to negotiate" state. IATSE LOCAL 480 Business Agent: Jon Hendry (cell) 505-670-7381 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD Julie Crane, Executive Director TEAMSTERS LOCAL 492 Contact: Robert Younger |
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