Rainaldi v. City of Albuquerque

OPINION

HANISEE, Judge.

In this single issue appeal, we are called upon to resolve a matter of first impression: whether the City of Albuquerque’s (the City) overtime compensation schedule for Albuquerque Police Department (APD) employees violates the statutory time payment provisions required of New Mexico employers. See NMSA 1978, § 50-4-2(A) (2005) (requiring the designation of regular pay days on at least a semimonthly basis and that compensation for services rendered be postponed no later than ten days after the close of the pay period). The district court granted the City’s motion for…