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Report: Estimated Impact of Mandated Paid Sick Leave in the City of Albuqureque

The study was conducted by UNM's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) and commissioned by the Albuquerque City Council

The University of New Mexico’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) was commissioned by the Albuquerque City Council to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the impacts of a City ordinance mandating that private employers provide paid sick leave (PSL) to their employees.

BBER’s analysis is based on surveys of private employers and employees of private businesses in the City of Albuquerque, public administrative data sources, meetings with representatives of stakeholder groups and a review of policies and research on PSL policies in in other municipalities and governments throughout the US.

Read the full report.