An employer with a paid time off policy that makes available an amount of earned sick leave sufficient to meet the accrual requirements of the Healthy Workplaces Act and that may be used for at minimum the same purposes and under the same terms and conditions as that act is deemed to be in compliance with that act. However, on the effective date of the Healthy Workplaces Act, the sick leave required by that act shall be in addition to any paid time off provided by an employer pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement unless that paid time off provided may be used for the same purposes and under the same terms and conditions as the Healthy Workplaces Act.
History: Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 4.
Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 13 made Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 4 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.)