BREAKING NEWS: CALL TO ACTION! ONEROUS PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE BILL UP ON MONDAY

The Chamber will be present to register our opposition. Our main concerns are:

• The imposition of a new tax on employees and employers; and in the case of employers, they would be forced to pay twice – first as they make payments to the state for each employee they hire, and second when they have to deal with lengthy and frequent staffing disruptions.
• The continued provision of such a large amount of leave (three months!) for such a wide range of reasons for such a wide range of people, creating incredible instability and administrative challenges in the workplace.
• The ease with which this new government program could be abused.
• And the lack of confidence that a new, giant state bureaucracy would be equipped to effectively administer and fairly oversee the program.

HB 11 is sponsored by Reps. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos, Sandoval and Santa Fe) and Patricia Roybal-Caballero (D-Bernalillo) along with Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart (D-Bernalillo). This is without question the most business-unfriendly legislation of the session. Please take time to register your opposition.