New Mexico's new paid sick leave act does not include some employees
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The state's new paid sick leave act has been in effect for more than a month now, but KRQE News 13 has learned not everyone is getting it. There's an exception that lawmakers created on purpose.Seasonal and temporary workers who work for the city and the state aren't covered in the Healthy Workplaces Act."What the law provides is all people who work for private employers have the right to accrue paid sick leave as they work," says Stephanie Welch, director o
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