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On April 7, 2021, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
signed House Bill 20, enacting the Healthy Workplaces
Act (HWA), which will require private employers in New Mexico with
at least one employee to provide paid sick leave to employees. The
new law becomes effective on July 1, 2022.
Under the HWA, employers must allow employees, including
part-time, seasonal, and temporary workers, to accrue earned sick
leave (ESL) at a rate of
one hour for every 30 hours
worked. Employees may use
up to 64 hours of
ESL per 12-month period. ESL must be paid at the employee's