Any agreement made between such employer and any such worker to be bound by the provisions of the Workers’ Compensation Act [52-1-1 NMSA 1978] may be terminated by either party upon giving thirty days notice to the other in writing, prior to any accidental injury suffered by such worker.
HISTORY:
Laws 1929, ch. 113, § 9; C.S. 1929, § 156-109; 1941 Comp., § 57-909; 1953 59-10-9; Laws 1989, ch. 263, § 10.
Notes to Decisions
Notice.
Mere lapse of an employer’s elective coverage under the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Act (52-1-1 NMSA 1978) and the employer’s oral notice to employees of the expiration of the coverage, was insufficient to terminate the employer’s liability for coverage; the employer had to give 30 days’ prior written notice of its intent to discontinue coverage to both its employees and the superintendent of insurance. Castillo v. Weatherly, 1988-NMCA-032, 107 N.M. 135, 753 P.2d 1323, 1988 N.M. App. LEXIS 27 (N.M. Ct. App. 1988).