Thank you for your interest in the Family Friendly Business Award®. Family friendly workplace policies improve businesses, our workforce and our communities. Businesses that have family friendly policies are better able to recruit the most qualified employees, improve employee retention, morale, loyalty, and worker productivity. These policies provide highly valued flexibility and support to employees striving to meet and balance the demands of family and community life in addition to their job. Below are a few resources that you can look into to provide more family friendly policies in your place of business. Read the Family Friendly New Mexico Business Case (2020-2021).

Paid Leave
• Personal Leave • Family Leave • Maternity / Paternity Leave
Health Support
• Healthcare • Wellness Programs • Breastfeeding / Lactation Support • Reasonable Accommodations
Work Schedules
• Flexible Work Scheduling • Job Sharing • Telecommuting / Hybrid • Predictable Scheduling
Economic Support
• Higher than average wages • Subsidized educational assistance • Retirement / Asset building • Subsidized child care or dependent care • Short-term financial stability options

Pay Equity
• Evaluate Pay by Job Classification/Gender • Encourage Employees to Discuss Pay • Compliance with New Mexico Fair Pay for Women Act
Diversity & Inclusion
• Policies related to D & I for staff/board • Diversity programs or employee networks • Employee Training on D & I
Community Investment
• Policies related to supporting employees investing time and/or money in our/their community
Laws/Statutes
• Nursing Mothers’ Rights at Work • Job-Protected Leave, Domestic Violence and the Workplace • Fair Pay for Women Act • New Mexico Human Rights Act • New Mexico Healthy Workplaces Act