N.M. Stat. ยง 50-15-2
ยง 50-15-2. Definitions
Year: 2026Length: 222 words
As used in the Day Laborer Act:
A. โ check cashing service โ means a business that for a fee offers to cash checks or other payment instruments or that advertises that it cashes checks or other payment instruments;
B. โ day labor โ means employment that is under a contract between a day labor service agency and a third-party employer, that is occasional or irregular and that is for a limited time period;
C. โ day labor service agency โ means an entity, including a labor broker or labor pool, that provides day laborers to third-party employers and that charges the third-party employer for the service of providing day laborers for employment offered by the employer;
D. โ day laborer โ means a person who contracts for day labor employment with a day labor service agency;
E. โ department โ means the workforce solutions department;
F. โ office worker โ means a person employed to perform clerical, secretarial or other semiskilled or skilled work that is predominantly performed in an office setting;
G. โ payment instrument โ means a paycheck, payment voucher or other negotiable instrument from an employer provided to an employee to pay for hours worked; and
H. โ third-party employer โ means a person that contracts with a day labor service agency for the employment of day laborers.