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Rules Committee advances ‘right to request’ Family Friendly Workplace ordinance with amendments; continued for further review
Summary
President Chu’s Family Friendly Workplace (right-to-request) ordinance was presented with staff analysis and widespread public testimony. The committee adopted sponsor amendments (including employer-size threshold changes and narrowing of predictability language), then continued the item to July 18 for further revision before ballot placement.
President Chu presented the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance to the Rules Committee on July 11, describing a three‑step "right to request" process: (1) an eligible employee makes a written request for a flexible working arrangement, (2) the employer may grant or deny for bona fide business reasons, and (3) if denied the employer must meet with the employee to reconsider. Chu said the measure is modeled on right‑to‑request regimes in several countries and aims to normalize workplace conversations about caregiving and scheduling.
City economist Ted Egan…
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