N.M. Admin. Code § 1.7.11.10

Current through Register Vol. 36, No. 1, January 14, 2025

Section 1.7.11.10 - JUST CAUSE

A. An employee who has completed the probationary period required by Subsection A of 1.7.2.8 NMAC may be suspended, demoted, or dismissed only for just cause which is any behavior relating to the employee's work that is inconsistent with the employee's obligation to the agency.

B. Just cause includes, but is not limited to: inefficiency; incompetency; misconduct; negligence; insubordination; performance which continues to be unsatisfactory after the employee has been given a reasonable opportunity to correct it; absence without leave; any reasons prescribed in 1.7.8 NMAC; failure to comply with any provisions of these rules; falsifying official records and/or documents such as employment applications, or conviction of a felony or misdemeanor when the provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act, Sections 28-2-1 to 28-2-6 NMSA 1978, apply.

N.M. Admin. Code § 1.7.11.10

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 07, April 7, 2020, eff. 7/1/2020, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXVI, Issue 01, January 14, 2025, eff. 1/14/2025