As used in the Caregiver Leave Act:
A. "eligible employee" means, except as provided pursuant to Section 4 of the Caregiver Leave Act, an individual who is in the employ of an employer and who, in accordance with the employer's policies, is eligible to accrue sick leave;
B. "employer" means a person that employs one or more employees and that offers eligible employees sick leave;
C. "family member" means an individual who is the spouse or domestic partner of or is by blood, marriage or legal adoption a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, child, foster child, grandchild, great-grandchild, brother, sister, niece, nephew, aunt or uncle of an eligible employee; and
D. "sick leave" means a leave of absence from employment for which an employer pays an eligible employee due to illness or injury or to receive care from a licensed or certified health professional. "Sick leave" does not include leave to which an employee is entitled under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, regardless of whether the employee uses sick leave during that leave.
History: Laws 2019, ch. 177, § 2.
Cross references. — For the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, see 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 177 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.