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A1: In general, you must give your employer or your supervisor written notice within 15 days after you knew that your job injury was connected to your job accident. If your injury or some other cause beyond your control prevents you from giving written notice within 15 days, the period may be extended up to 60 days.

A company with three or more employees total, and at least one working in New Mexico, whether the employment is permanent, temporary or transitory, must carry workers' compensation insurance.

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.

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: Payment for medical care resulting from a work-related injury or illness. Payments for a worker who is permanently partially disabled once maximum medical improvement is reached. Payments for a worker who has a permanent impairment or is permanently totally disabled.

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.