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Supervisor Campos introduces ordinance requiring contractor pay-data reports to Human Rights Commission
Summary
Supervisor Campos introduced legislation to amend the administrative code to require contractors doing business with the City and County of San Francisco to submit confidential summary compensation data by race and gender to the Human Rights Commission for proactive enforcement and study.
Supervisor Campos introduced an ordinance on Sept. 23, 2014 directing the Human Rights Commission to collect confidential compensation data from city contractors to help identify race- and gender-based pay disparities.
Campos told the board that "this legislation is groundbreaking in that it provides the Human Rights Commission the data it needs to proactively investigate businesses without having to rely on individual worker complaints and therefore ensuring equal pay at hundreds of businesses that contract with the city." He said the measure would add a section to the administrative code's nondiscrimination provisions, require a confidential report that includes summary compensation information by race, and create an initial, phased-in period during which the Human Rights Commission director would convene a working group to design the data-collection system.
According to Campos, the working group is intended to minimize administrative burden on city contractors. The ordinance would require annual reporting from the Human Rights Commission to the Board of Supervisors on trends and investigations, and it includes penalties that could range up to termination or suspension of city contracts for violations.
Supervisor Kim was listed as a cosponsor in the remarks. Campos acknowledged the work of his chief of staff in drafting the measure. The item was introduced for consideration; no final action or vote occurred at the Sept. 23 meeting.
Why it matters: The ordinance would shift enforcement capacity from complaint-driven investigations to city-led, data-driven review of contractor pay practices for firms contracting with the city. Campos framed the measure as a step to address persistent pay disparities affecting African American women and Latinas.
