CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY THIRD COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-17-1 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Ken Sanchez & Don Harris
ORDINANCE
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Adding A New Article 16 To Chapter 13, ROA 1994 Mandating Employer Paid Sick Leave To Employees Within The City Of Albuquerque; Prescribing Rules And Penalties; Setting An Effective Date (Sanchez, Harris)
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That a new Article 16 is added to Chapter 13, ROA 1994, reading as follows:
"?13-16-1. SHORT TITLE. This article may be cited as the "Albuquerque Sick Leave Ordinance."
?13-16-2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this article:
CHILD means a biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild, legal ward of an employee, or a child of an employee standing in loco parentis, who is (A) under eighteen years of age; or (B) eighteen years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability;
DAY OR TEMPORARY WORKER means an individual who performs work for another on (A) a per diem basis, or (B) an occasional or irregular basis for only the time required to complete such work, whether such individual is paid by the person for whom such work is performed or by an employment agency or temporary help service;
DOMESTIC ABUSE has the same meaning as provided in the state Family Violence Protection Act, ?40-13-1 et. seq NMSA 1978;
EMPLOYEE means any person who performs work for an employer for monetary compensation for an average of at least twenty (20) hours a given week in a given calendar quarter within the municipal limits of the city. Employee does not include day or temporary workers, independent contractors, interns, apprentices, or work-study recipients;
EMPLOYER means any person, firm, business, educational institution, corporation, limited liability company or other entity that is required to have a business license or business registration from the ...
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