GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE WHO WORK AS CAREGIVERS IN NEW MEXICO. UP UNTIL NOW, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ELIGIBLE TO EARN THE MINIMUM WAGE. THEY’VE EARNED LESS THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE … BUT THAT CHANGES WITH THIS YEAR’S PASSAGE OF A BILL THAT INCREASES THE WAGE TO 12-DOLLARS AN HOUR BY 2023. THIS IS A FIRST.
GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM HAS SIGNED THE LAW. DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR LIZ STEFANICS OF CERRILLOS TELLS THE JOURNAL THAT WITHOUT THESE WORKERS, MANY OF THE PEOPLE THEY CARE FOR WOULD BE IN INSTITUTIONS.
THE MINIMUM WAGE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR CAREGIVERS, HOUSEKEEPERS OR THOSE WHO SIMPLY WORK IN PRIVATE HOMES.
