Legal Opinion
Martinez v. CITIES OF GOLD CASINO
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided April 24, 2009No. 28,762PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VANZI, Judge.
{1} David Martinez (Worker) appeals from a compensation order granting only partial relief. In the proceedings below, the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) determined that Worker had been wrongfully terminated by his employer, the Cities of Gold Casino (Casino), which does business as Pojoaque Gaming Inc. (PGI). Worker claimed he was terminated in retaliation for having filed a workers’ compensation claim. Although the Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act) expressly provides that the remedy for retaliatory discharge is mandatory rehiring, the WCJ concluded that he lacked…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- National Farmers Union Insurance v. Crow Tribe of IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Alexander v. Delgado Ex Rel. DelgadoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1973
- Gallegos v. Pueblo of TesuqueNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. JojolaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2005
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Martinez v. POJOAQUE GAMING, INC.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2011
- Armijo v. PUEBLO OF LAGUNANew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010
- Antonio v. Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & CasinoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010
- Mendoza v. Isleta Resort & CasinoNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2018
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