{"data":{"id":"us-nm/10-16c-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"10-16C-3","heading":"Public employer retaliatory action prohibited.","body":"A public employer shall not take any retaliatory action against a public employee because the public employee:\nA. communicates to the public employer or a third party information about an action or a failure to act that the public employee believes in good faith constitutes an unlawful or improper act;\nB. provides information to, or testifies before, a public body as part of an investigation, hearing or inquiry into an unlawful or improper act; or\nC. objects to or refuses to participate in an activity, policy or practice that constitutes an unlawful or improper act.","path":["Chapter 10 - Public Officers and Employees","ARTICLE 16C Whistleblower Protection"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18510/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"c957bb30a8e321d9f391fd563de6b81a406b19da7d1f9a4d1df5e47d37706078","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/10-16c-2","next":"us-nm/10-16c-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}