New Mexico’s new equal pay law, the Fair Pay for Women Act (“FPWA”), prohibits wage discrimination based on an employee’s sex and allows employees to bring wage discrimination claims directly in court, without first filing with any administrative agency. Signed by Governor Susan Martinez, the FPWA applies to all employers with at least four employees and takes effect in June 2013. Remedies under the FPWA are expansive and include injunctive relief, damages, attorney’s fees, punitive damages, and potential treble damages.
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