Local businesses against a proposed ordinance that would've required them to offer employees earned sick days may have won the November ballot battle, but the larger war over paid sick leave is still headed to Albuquerque.

A judge ruled late Monday evening the proposed paid sick leave ordinance, called Healthy Workforce ABQ, will not appear on the November ballot. This means it will instead go before city voters during the mayoral election in 2017.

At issue was whether the proposal needed to be printed in full or whether a summary of the ordinance would suffice before voters. A judge in the Second Judicial District Court agreed with Albuquerque's city attorney, who argued the proposal must appear in full text, not just a summary.

"It does have to appear in full text and that is a win for everyday New Mexicans," said Jason Espinoza, president of the New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry. "When they go to the polls, they're going to be informed and know what they're voting on."

So what happens between now and the city election in October 2017?

Lynne Andersen, president of NAIOP New Mexico, said her organization will work hard to educate the public about the proposed ordinance, one that many businesses have said is too complicated and far reaching.

"Our issue has never been about paid sick leave," said Andersen. "Many of my members off paid sick leave through paid time off. This has been about this ordinance and what it means. Because frankly none of them want to track sick leave because it’s a pain in the neck." Click here to read the full article.