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San Francisco Update
Employers operating in SF - couple of things to note.
SAN FRANCISCO MINIMUM WAGE RATE INCREASES TO $10.24
Employers with employees in San Francisco be aware: the San Francisco minimum wage has risen to more than ten dollars! Beginning January 1, 2012, the San Francisco minimum wage will be $10.24.
Employers Must Comply with Changes to San Francisco Health Care Mandate Beginning January 1, 2012
San Francisco’s Health Care Security Ordinance has been amended to require more of certain employers with workers in the City and County of San Francisco. The amendments will take effect January 1, 2012.
San Francisco Minimum Wage Going Up 1/1/2011.
San Francisco has its own minimum wage law. It is indexed to inflation. It did not rise in 2010. However, it's rising as of 1/1/2011.
EMPLOYERS BY THE BAY.
Employers looking to gain a foothold in San Francisco should carefully survey the terrain. San Francisco businesses are subject to local employment ordinances in addition to the many federal and state requirements. Even small businesses must comply with the host of mandates that do not apply outside the county borders. Here are the principal San Francisco ordinances that generally govern private-sector employers. Employers in specific industries may be subject to additional or different requirements.
San Francisco Mandates New Transportation Benefit.
A new San Francisco Ordinance went into effect January 20. It requires employers with 20 or more employees (regardless of where they are located) to provide incentives for their San Francisco employees to use public transportation. The San Francisco based employees must work at least 10 hours per week to qualify.
Restaurant Association Challenge to SF Healthcare Ordinance Fails.
In what may become a trend statewide, or even nationwide, the San Francisco City Council passed what is called the Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO). The purpose of the ordinance is to require employers to pay certain monetary amounts for health care, based on the number of persons employed.
San Francisco Becomes First City in the Country Requiring Employers To Provide Paid Sick Leave Benefits.
Resulting from a ballot measure passed by voters in November, San Francisco, California has just become the first city in the country requiring all employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. This is the second of a “one-two” punch that impacts San Francisco employers this year. The “one” was when the minimum wage for employees in San Francisco rose to $9.14 per hour starting January 1, 2007.
