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Supervisors hear frontline workers, unions and health staff on PPE, sick leave and testing access
Summary
The committee held a hearing on the working conditions of public‑ and private‑sector frontline workers during the COVID‑19 crisis. Labor leaders described PPE shortages, deaths among members and barriers to sick leave; OLSE and DPH described complaint intake, outreach and outbreak response. The committee continued the hearing to the call of the chair for further follow‑up.
San Francisco supervisors convened a hearing Oct. 8 on the working conditions and protections of frontline workers during the COVID‑19 pandemic, drawing union leaders, delivery drivers and public‑health officials to testify about PPE access, sick‑leave enforcement and contact‑tracing capacity.
Supervisor Safaei opened the hearing and said the goal was to surface both private‑ and public‑sector workers’ experiences and racial disparities in exposure. Pat Mulligan, director of the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement, described OLSE enforcement as primarily complaint‑driven, with an intake assessment typically within one business day and a business‑wide audit period of up to three years when investigations proceed. Mulligan told the committee OLSE has issued…
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