Section 50-15-4 – Day labor service agency; third-party employer; duties.
A. A day labor service agency shall compensate day laborers for work performed by providing or making available commonly accepted payment instruments that are payable in cash, on demand, at a financial institution. B. At the time of payment of wages, a day labor service agency shall provide each day laborer with an itemized statement […]
Section 50-15-5 – Check cashing; notice of fees.
A. A check cashing service that is a day labor service agency or is operating within the office of a day labor service agency shall not charge a day laborer an amount in excess of two dollars ($2.00) for cashing a check or payment instrument that is issued by the agency. B. No fees may […]
Section 50-15-6 – Payment for all work required; records; enforcement.
A. A day labor service agency shall pay a day laborer for all hours worked or otherwise due and owed to the day laborer. Failure to pay for each day and all hours worked is a violation of the Day Laborer Act. A person who fails to pay a day laborer for work performed or […]
Section 50-15-7 – Violations; misdemeanor; penalties.
A. A person who violates the provisions of the Day Laborer Act: (1) on a first offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978; and (2) for a second and subsequent offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to Section 31-19-1 […]
Section 50-16-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 4 [50-16-1 to 50-16-4 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Caregiver Leave Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 177, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 177 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 […]
Section 50-16-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Caregiver Leave Act: A. “eligible employee” means, except as provided pursuant to Section 4 of the Caregiver Leave Act, an individual who is in the employ of an employer and who, in accordance with the employer’s policies, is eligible to accrue sick leave; B. “employer” means a person that employs one […]
Section 50-16-3 – Accumulated sick leave; application to family caregiving.
A. An employer that provides eligible employees with sick leave for an eligible employee’s own illness or injury or to receive health care shall permit its eligible employees to use accrued sick leave to care for their family members in accordance with the same terms and procedures that the employer imposes for any other use […]
Section 50-16-4 – Exemptions.
A. The provisions of the Caregiver Leave Act shall not apply to: (1) an employee of an employer subject to the provisions of Title II of the federal Railway Labor Act or to an employer or employee as defined in either the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act or the Federal Employers’ Liability Act or other […]
Section 50-17-1 – Short title. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
This act [50-17-1 to 50-17-12 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Healthy Workplaces Act”. History: Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 13 made Laws 2021, ch. 131, § 1 effective July 1, 2022.
Section 50-17-2 – Definitions. (Effective July 1, 2022.)
As used in the Healthy Workplaces Act: A. “division” means the labor relations division of the workforce solutions department; B. “domestic partner” means an individual with whom another individual maintains a household and a mutual committed relationship without a legally recognized marriage; C. “earned sick leave” means time that is compensated at the same hourly […]