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If you get hurt on the job, your employer is required by law to pay for workers' compensation benefits. You could get hurt by: One event at work. Examples: hurting your back in a fall, getting burned by a chemical that splashes on your skin, getting hurt in a car accident while making deliveries.

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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: 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.

The first 7 days missed from work is considered to be a waiting period and is not paid unless a full 28 days are missed from work. Your first check should be issued 14 days from the first day you began missing work, and will likely be for one week. Your adjuster can provide more specific information.

Domestic employees and any real estate agents are exempted from the workers' compensation requirements in New Mexico. Employers don't need to provide workers' compensation for any independent contractors, but you must adhere to rules determining the independent contractor's status if you hire them.

Employers who fall under the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Act are required to pay a quarterly fee to the Taxation and Revenue Department. The fee is $4.30 per employee per quarter, $2 of which is paid by the worker. The fee is not part of your insurance payment.

Workers' compensation provides workers with: 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. Dispute resolution through the WCA's ombudsman, mediation and administrative court system.