The Healthy Workplaces Act provides minimum requirements pertaining to earned sick leave and shall not be construed to preempt, limit or otherwise affect the applicability of any other law, regulation, requirement, policy or standard, including collective bargaining agreements, that provides for greater accrual or use by employees of earned sick leave, whether paid or unpaid, or that extends other protections to employees.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 12.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 13 made Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 12 effective July 1, 2022.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 17 - Healthy Workplaces
Section 50-17-1 - Short title. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-2 - Definitions. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-3 - Earned sick leave; use and accrual. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-4 - More generous earned sick leave policy. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-5 - Documentation. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-6 - Notice and posting requirements. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-7 - Employer shall retain documentation. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-8 - Exercise of rights protected; retaliation prohibited. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-9 - Enforcement. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-10 - Civil actions; time limits; burdens of proof. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-11 - Employer liability. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
Section 50-17-12 - Other legal requirements. (Effective July 1, 2022.)