IT LOOKS LIKE THE ALBUQUERQUE HEALTHY WORKFORCE ORDINANCE WILL BE ON THE OCTOBER THIRD BALLOT. A JUDGE HAS THROWN OUT A CHALLENGE TO THE PROPOSAL, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE BUSINESSES TO ALLOW ALL WORKERS A CHANCE TO EARN PAID SICK LEAVE.
SEVERAL GROUPS, INCLUDING THE NEW MEXICO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION, FILED A SUIT AGAINST THE MEASURE, CALLING IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
