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Committee advances paid sick‑leave ordinance to June ballot with state‑law alignment
Summary
The Rules Committee sent forward a ballot measure to reconcile San Francisco's paid sick‑leave law with state changes, adopting provisions such as accrual beginning on day one, wage‑statement reporting and expanded permissible uses; if approved, it would take effect Jan. 1, 2017.
The Rules Committee voted to send a proposed ordinance to the June 7, 2016 ballot that would revise San Francisco’s paid sick‑leave law to align it with recent state changes and incorporate stronger protections.
Donna Levitt of the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement told the committee the initiative is designed to streamline enforcement, incorporate the stronger provisions from both local and state law and make compliance easier for employers. Key proposed changes include starting accrual on the first day of employment (current local law begins accrual on the 90th day), allowing an employer to use an upfront three‑day or 24‑hour option as an advance against accrual obligations, requiring the city poster (once certified by the state) for employee notice, and requiring employers to show local paid‑sick‑leave accrual balances on wage statements.
The proposal would also add a local requirement to reinstate leave if an employee is rehired within one year and incorporate state‑level permissible uses such as absences for victims of domestic violence, assault or stalking. Levitt told the committee the measure is intended to become operative on Jan. 1, 2017 if enacted by voters.
Committee members had no further questions and, after a brief public comment period with no speakers, the committee moved the measure forward with a positive recommendation to the full Board.
