Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2017, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance requiring employers to provide a private “lactation location” where new mothers can pump their milk as well as a “lactation break” during the work day, in addition to other amenities. The ordinance is effective January 1, 2018 and is more expansive than current state and
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San Francisco Passes Fully Paid Parental Leave (for Most)
On April 5, 2016, San
Francisco became the first American jurisdiction to mandate fully paid parental leave for parents to bond with their child. California already provided six weeks of partially paid leave through the state disability insurance program (55% of pay, up to $1,129 per week). But the Paid Parental Leave Ordinance passed by the San Francisco Board
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More Alphabet Soup: A SF-Style Retail Workers Bills of Rights, A Proposed OSHA Regulation for Healthcare Workers, and an Update to the ABCs of the ACA
California legislators and regulators continue their efforts to expand employee protections, and the IRS permits a temporary subsidy for separating employees who want to sample the small business exchanges for health care. Read on for highlights.
San Francisco Retail Workers Bill Of Rights Redux: The State Legislature Is Cooking Up Trouble Outside Of San Francisco
By Kristen
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SF Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights Update – Operative Date is July 3, 2015!
By Dana Peterson, Laura Maechtlen, Kristen Verrastro, and Duwayne Carr
As our loyal readers know, we have been writing about the comments and activities surrounding the San Francisco ordinances known as the “Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights” for a few months, with our most recent blog post here and our Management Alert here. As promised, we
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UPDATE: San Francisco Board of Supervisors Passes Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights At Confirmation Vote
By Duwayne A. Carr and Laura J. Maechtlen
Last week, we blogged that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors tentatively and unanimously passed the Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights, which requires certain employers to (a) offer additional hours of work to current part-time employees before hiring new employees or subcontracting, (b) retain employees for 90 days upon transfer of the
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Spotlight on San Francisco: New Proposals To Benefit Part-Time and Minimum-Wage Employees
By Daniel Kim and Michele Haydel Gehrke
Two proposed San Francisco ordinances could mean more hours and more money for San Francisco’s part-time and minimum-wage employees. San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar’s recent proposal will give additional rights to part-time employees, including more hours, and a new ballot initiative for November proposes to raise the minimum wage rate in San Francisco.
Special protections for part-time employees?
The San Francisco Supervisors’ Land Use and Economic Development Committee is currently evaluating a city-wide ordinance that would provide additional protections for part-time employees. Eric Mar, a San Francisco Supervisor, recently proposed a new city ordinance covering the first half of what has been named the Retail Workers Bill of Rights. The proposal is sponsored through the San Francisco chapter of Jobs With Justice, an alliance of numerous coalitions relating to workers’ rights.
The proposed ordinance would:
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