San Francisco’s emergency COVID-Related Hazard Pay Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which became effective on March 22, 2021, required certain large San Francisco employers (primarily grocery stores and drug stores with 500 or more employees worldwide) to pay employees an additional $5.00 per hour in hazard pay on top of their regular hourly wage, up to a… Read More
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San Francisco Enacts Paid Leave Law for Employees at Large Companies
On April 17, 2020, Mayor London Breed signed the San Francisco Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (“PHELO”), which was previously passed by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors on April 14, 2020. The PHELO became effective immediately, and San Francisco’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (“OLSE”) issued guidelines regarding its provisions the very next day. The… Read More
San Francisco Issues New Lactation Regulations for Employers
In June 2017, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the “Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance.” This was the nation’s first-ever law requiring employers to have a workplace lactation policy that ensures employees get lactation breaks and have access to a “lactation accommodation space.” This new ordinance, which goes into effect on January 1, 2018,… Read More
SF Mayor Signs Ordinance Expanding Paid Family Leave
Yesterday, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee signed a local ordinance that requires San Francisco employers to compensate eligible employees while taking paid family leave (“PFL”) to bond with a new child. The New PFL Benefit Under existing California law, the State already pays eligible employees 55% of their prior salary while on baby-bonding PFL. Under… Read More
SF Board of Supervisors Unanimously Passes “Ban the Box” Ordinance
On February 11, 2014, the SF Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a new ordinance barring most employers and housing providers from (1) asking applicants to disclose their criminal background in the application process, and (2) using criminal background history or records in the employment or housing selection process. This so-called “Ban the Box” law is… Read More
SF Supervisors Pass “Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance”
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today passed a “Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance.” This new ordinance, which would apply to San Francisco businesses with 20 or more employees, grants employees with 6 or more months’ of employment who work at least 8 hours a week the right to request flexible work schedules or other workplace changes… Read More
