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Rules Committee sends caregiver scheduling ordinance to full board for July 30 consideration

Rules Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors · July 23, 2013
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Summary

The Rules Committee voted without objection to move an ordinance to the full Board of Supervisors that would let San Francisco–based employees request flexible or predictable work arrangements for caregiving; proponents said amendments balance employee requests with employer business‑reason denials and authorization of enforcement by the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement.

The San Francisco Rules Committee voted Tuesday to send an ordinance to the full Board of Supervisors that would allow city‑based employees to request flexible or predictable working arrangements to assist with caregiving.

President Chu, the measure’s sponsor, told the committee this was the third hearing and said the proposal ‘‘would establish in San Francisco the right for employees to request of employers, the opportunity to talk about flexible working arrangements if those employees are parents and caregivers.’’ He said the right to request would be ‘‘balanced by an employer’s right to deny for good faith…

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