NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) is assembling a task force to develop recommendations for the enactment and implementation of a Paid Family & Medical Leave Act, including the establishment and administration of a PFML trust fund administered by the department.
Under Senate Memorial 1, the task force must include members representing the following areas:
- A statewide nonprofit organization that provides legal services and policy expertise for women and girls;
- A statewide nonprofit organization that provides policy expertise on the interests of children;
- The New Mexico public health association;
- A statewide nonprofit organization with legal and policy expertise on elder rights;
- A statewide coalition that focuses on perinatal issues;
- An organization representing persons with disabilities;
- Two statewide organizations representing labor, at least one of which represents health care employees;
- Native American tribal government;
- The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico;
- Two statewide organizations representing businesses;
- A statewide organization representing Hispano business owners;
- A statewide organization representing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons;
- A statewide organization representing African American business owners;
- The Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of New Mexico; and
- A member of the acequia association.
The application for the PFML Task Force is available on the department website.
The deadline for applications is Friday, May 27.