Tag: San Francisco
Clearing Confusion About Current COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules
With COVID-19 cases back on the rise and mitigation strategies, like face covering mandates, back, it feels like we have jumped into a time machine…
San Francisco Passes COVID-19-Related Employment Protections Ordinance
On September 1, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an emergency ordinance to temporarily protect workers and job applicants from adverse action…
California Counties Ramp Up COVID-19 Health Orders Enforcement
As COVID-19 cases surged and California “re-dimmed,” the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) began stepping up COVID-19 health orders enforcement using a task…
More California Cities and Counties Adopting COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave
What are the latest cities/counties that have enacted sick leave ordinances for COVID-19 purposes? In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and since the federal Families First…
San Francisco Passes Back-to-Work Ordinance
On June 23, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an emergency ordinance, known as the “Back to Work” emergency ordinance. The ordinance provides…
Local Minimum Wage Increases Coming July 1
July is just around the corner, and with it comes several local minimum wage increases throughout California. Here’s a list of localities that will have…
Emergency San Francisco Ordinance Provides Worker Health, Scheduling Protections
On April 21, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an emergency ordinance requiring grocery store, drug store, restaurant and on-demand delivery service employers…
San Francisco’s New Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance
On April 17, 2020, San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (PHELO). The emergency ordinance seeks to address the Families…
San Francisco Cancels Employer Reporting, Issues Paid Sick Leave Guidance Related to COVID-19
Attention, San Francisco employers! The Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) released two updates — one regarding their Employer Annual Reporting Form and the other…
Special Salary History Rules for San Francisco City Contractors and Subcontractors
Effective July 1, 2018, San Francisco’s Consideration of Salary History Ordinance (CSHO), also referred to as the Parity in Pay Ordinance, bans employers from considering…
