THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP THE ISSUE OF SICK LEAVE MONDAY NIGHT, JUST 10 WEEKS AFTER CITY VOTERS REJECTED AN EARLIER SICK LEAVE INITIATIVE. COUNCILORS KEN SANCHEZ AND DON HARRIS ARE PROPOSING THAT EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY WITH 50 OR MORE EMPLOYEES PROVIDE IT WORKERS UP TO 40 HOURS OF SICK LEAVE A YEAR. UP TO 40 HOURS OF UNUSED SICK LEAVE WOULD BE ALLOWED TO CARRY OVER TO THE NEXT YEAR.
THE MEASURE SAYS SICK LEAVE WOULD APPLY TO ANYONE WORKING 20 HOURS A WEEK. THIS IS A BIPARTISAN PROPOSAL AS SANCHEZ IS A DEMOCRAT AND HARRIS A REPUBLICAN. SANCHEZ TELLS THE JOURNAL THE PROPOSAL IS A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUE.
