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Employers must report and pay both fees using the form WC-1, Workers' Compensation Fee. Instructions for WC-1 are available online. Employers must register with the Taxation and Revenue Department in order to file the WC-1.

Workers' compensation provides workers with: Payments for a worker who has a permanent impairment or is permanently totally disabled. Payments for temporary indemnity benefits if an injured worker is unable to work and earn a paycheck. Survivor benefits for survivors of those killed on the job.

The employer must obtain a workers' compensation insurance policy. The fee for the employer is $2.30 times the number of covered employees working on the last day of the quarter. The fee for covered employees working on the last day of the quarter is $2.00.

Here in New Mexico, you must report the accident immediately and you have 3 years to open a claim for any bodily injuries, and 4 years for any damages to your property. ing to the state, that date starts the day of your injury/ accident, or on the date, you discovered the injury.

If filing online isn't possible, you can also report the accident in any of these ways: Email: Complete the Employers' First Report of Injury or Illness form and email it to NMMclaims@newmexicomutual.com. Fax: Complete the Employers' First Report of Injury or Illness form and fax it to 505-345-0656.

? The first seven calendar days of lost time is considered a waiting period by the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Act. The waiting period is paid if there is a total of twenty-eight days of lost wages as the result of a provider excusing or restricting the employee from work.