WAGE CLAIM DEMAND LETTER – NEW MEXICO
To: [Employer] | From: [Employee] | Date: [DATE]
1. DEMAND
Payment of [$AMOUNT] in unpaid wages.
2. LEGAL BASIS
- NM minimum wage: $12.00/hr (2024)
- NMSA § 50-4-4 – Final wages due within 5 days (termination) or 10 days (quit)
- NMSA § 50-4-26 – 2x damages for willful violation
3. DEADLINE
[DATE – 10 days]
[Signature]