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Committee adopts amendments to emergency SAFER Act, forwards anti-retaliation ordinance to full Board
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee unanimously adopted four amendments to the SAFER Act, a San Francisco emergency ordinance that would prohibit adverse employment actions against workers who test positive for COVID-19 or must quarantine, and forwarded the ordinance to the Board with a positive recommendation.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Aug. 24 adopted amendments to an emergency ordinance called the SAFER Act and voted to forward the measure to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation.
Paul Monque, legislative aide to Supervisor Hilary Ronan, told the committee the SAFER Act "will expand employment protections for workers who are unable to work because they test positive for COVID-19 or must quarantine," and said the ordinance complements income supports launched by the office and community partners. The ordinance would make it unlawful for an employer to fire, demote, suspend, discipline or otherwise discriminate against a worker who cannot work due to a positive test or required quarantine.
The committee…
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