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By: San Francisco Passes Ordinance Requiring Differential Pay for Military Leave
On February 19, 2023, the City of San Francisco’s new ordinance, the Military Leave Pay Protection Act (“MLPPA”), went into effect, which requires private San Francisco employers who have at least 100 employees worldwide, to provide supplemental compensation to their
On February 19, 2023, San Francisco’s Private Sector Military Leave Pay Protection Act took effect. The ordinance requires covered employers to provide supplemental pay to an employee while on leave for military duty for up to 30 days in a calendar year.
San Francisco’s Office of Labor Standards Enforcement has issued Implementation Guidance to
New FAQs provide employers in San Francisco with answers about the calculation and payment of supplemental compensation for employees on covered military leave under the Military Leave Pay Protection Act (MLPPA). The FAQs also address notice to employees about their MLPPA rights and responsibilities. These FAQs will look
On January 20, 2023, San Francisco approved the Military Leave Pay Protection Act, which mandates that certain employers must provide paid leave for employees taking leave for military duty.
The ordinance takes effect 30 days after passage on February 19, 2023.
Find out more here.
New San Francisco law requires up to 30 days of supplemental pay for military leave. The law, which takes effect February 19, 2023, applies to employers with 100 or more employees.
On January 20, 2023, San Francisco Mayor London Breed approved a city ordinance that will require large, private employers to provide differential paid leave for military reservists called up to active duty. The “Military Leave Pay Protection Act” adds Article 33Q to the city Police Code, and will make San
In June, San Francisco voters approved Proposition G, which created the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO). The ordinance requires private employers to provide paid leave to employees for “public health emergencies.” The ordinance took effect on October 1, 2022. In conjunction with the effective date, San Francisco’s Office of Labor
The San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) recently amended its Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (FFWO) to address teleworking employees. Here’s the scoop…
In March 2022, San Francisco amended its Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance. The amendments which took effect at the start of July 2022, made the following changes:
Expands care by an employee from just parents to care of persons age 65 or older and with whom the employee has a
By: Reminder: San Francisco’s Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance Takes Effect July 12
As a reminder to our readers, the newest amendments to San Francisco’s Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (FFWO) takes effect on July 12th, 2022.
As we previously reported, the newest amendments require San Francisco employers to provide flexible or predictable
On May 27, 2022, the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) issued its “Proposed Rules Implementing the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (as amended).”
Local employment ordinances are not unusual in California and exist from San Diego to San Jose. However, San Francisco is unusual in that it has far more comprehensive employment law ordinances than other localities.
Here are some highlights of San Francisco’s employment requirements for employers.
Minimum Wage
Effective July
San Francisco’s Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance was enacted in 2014 and provides employees with the right to request flexible or predictable work arrangements to assist with caregiving responsibilities. Initially, the ordinance applied to requests to care for a child or a parent over age 65.
The ordinance applies to employers
On March 14, 2022, the City of San Francisco passed amendments to its existing Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (“FFWO”). The amendments, which go into effect on July 12, 2022, will affect any employer with 20 or more employees who has workers either working in or telecommuting out of San Francisco.
In keeping pace with state and federal agencies that are updating public health guidance around COVID-19, San Francisco once again revised its Public Health Order on January 26, 2022 to address vaccination and masking requirements for various businesses that operate in San Francisco, many of which went into effect February 1, 2022. While the California Department of Public Health continues to order most Californians to wear masks in indoor public places, through February 15, 2022, San Francisco authorities seem to believe that because of its previous restrictions, it can create the exceptions identified below.
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