This act shall not be construed to apply to business or pursuits or employments which according to law are so engaged in interstate commerce as to be not subject to the legislative power of the state, nor to persons injured while they are so engaged.
HISTORY:
Laws 1929, ch. 113, § 11; C.S. 1929, § 156-111; 1941 Comp., § 57-911; 1953 59-10-11.
Meaning of “this act”. —
“This act” refers to Laws 1929, ch. 113, which is codified as 52-1-1, 52-1-2, 52-1-10, 52-1-11, 52-1-13, 52-1-14, 52-1-38, 52-1-51 to 52-1-53, and 52-1-55 NMSA 1978.
Notes to Decisions
Interstate commerce.
Section 52-1-14 NMSA 1978 does not exempt every business involved in interstate commerce from the application of New Mexico’s workers’ compensation law; however, it exempts those employers that, according to law, are so engaged in interstate commerce that they are not subject to the legislative power of the State of New Mexico. Hammonds v. Freymiller Trucking, 1993-NMCA-030, 115 N.M. 364, 851 P.2d 486, 1993 N.M. App. LEXIS 21 (N.M. Ct. App. 1993).