The Supreme Court of New Mexico has held, an employer who did not demand documentation of a prospective employee’s lawful status at the time of hire could not later use the worker’s undocumented status as a defense to paying benefits under the New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Act. Gonzales v. Performance Painting, Inc., No. 32,844 (N.M. May 30, 2013), http://www.nmcompcomm.us/nmcases/nmsc/slips/SC32,844.pdf.
