Digital Signature Legitimateness for Sick Leave Policy in Mexico

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KRQE NEWS. 13. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE STATE'S NEW PAID SICK LEAVE ACT HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW. BUT WE'RE LEARNING NOT EVERYONE IS GETTING IT. THERE IS AN EXCEPTION THAT LAWMAKERS CREATED ON PURPOSE. NEWS THIRTEEN'S NATALIE WATERS JOINS US LIVE TO TELL US WHY IT HAPPENED. SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY WORKERS WHO WORK FOR THE CITY AND STATE LIKE THOSE WHO MIGHT WORK TO MAINTAIN A CITY PARK LIKE THIS ONE BEHIND ME. AREN'T COVERED BY THE HEALTHY WORKPLACES ACT. AND THIS IS SOMETHING MANY PEOPLE MIGHT NOT REALIZE. WHAT THE LAW PROVIDES IS ALL PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACCRUE PAID SICK LEAVE AS THEY WORK. ADVOCATES SAY WITHOUT THIS LAW, EMPLOYERS JUST WEREN'T GIVING THEIR WORKERS PAID SICK LEAVE. BUT A BUILDUP BEGAN WITH THE INTENTION TO ENSURE ALL EMPLOYEES IN NEW MEXICO, THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS THEIR HEALTH ENDED UP LEAVING OUT PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ING TO THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. MORE THAN 176,000 NEW MEXICANS WERE CLASSIFIED AS WORKING FOR SOME LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. THEIR EXEMPTION FROM THIS LEGAL MANDATE MEANS THEY HAVE TO RELY ON LOCAL POLICIES OR AGREEMENTS TO GET COVERED. IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO STAY HOME, THEN YOU HAVE TO GO TO WORK. AND THEN YOU PUT WRIST YOURSELF AND EVERYBODY ELSE. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE EMPLOYS AROUND 6,400 PEOPLE. NEARLY 1000 OF THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T CONSIDERED FULL-TIME. AND WHILE THE CITY'S POLICY DOES COVER PAID SICK LEAVE FOR FULL-TIME WORKERS SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY WORKERS AND THOSE WHO WORK LESS THAN 20 HOURS A WEEK ARE OUT OF LUCK. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING FOR THE CITY ARE PROVIDING SERVICES THAT WE ALL RELY ON. AND SO THEY CERTAINLY BE GUARANTEED THIS FACE A GREAT, EVEN IF THEY'RE PART-TIME OR TEMPORARY. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE CITY'S POLICY DOESN'T COVER THEM. WHEN ASKED WHY SOME WORKERS AREN'T COVERED. THE CITY REPLIED THEY ARE FOLLOWING ALL PAID SICK LEAVE REQUIREMENTS AND THAT THEY OFFER INCENTIVES AND DONATION PROGRAMS. BUT ADVOCATES FOR WORKERS RIGHTS SAY THE CITY SHOULD STEP UP THE CITY OFTEN PUTS OUT REALLY GENEROUS POLICIES TO THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEY PUBLICIZE IT WHEN THEY DO THAT, LIKE WHEN THEY PROVIDE PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE AND WHEN THEY DO PROVIDE PAID SICK LEAVE. SO GIVEN THAT THAT'S THEIR PUBLIC MESSAGING, I AM IT TO CHUNK OF THE PEOPLE DOING WORK FOR THE CITY. NOW, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THERE WAS A MOVE BY ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL TO PASS THEIR OWN PAID SICK LEAVE ORDINANCE. BUT AT THE TIME THERE JUST WASN'T ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR IT. NOW, BERNALILLO COUNTY DID PASS ONE IN 2019 AND THAT DOES APPLY TO ITS EMPLOYEES. BACK TO YOU, OK? THANKS, NATALIE. NOW WE REACHED OUT TO NEW MEXICO LEGISLATORS WHO WORKED ON THE BILL TO FIND OUT WHY IT ENDED UP IN THE END, EXCLUDING STATE AND CITY WORKERS. REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTINE CHANDLER SAYS THEY FOCUSED ON PRIVATE EMPLOYEES BECAUSE OF THEIR UNDERSTANDING THE VAST