San Francisco Enacts Employer Provided Paid Sick Leave Ordinance for Full and Part Time Employees

The San Francisco Forty-Niners may not be the only employer considering locating their business outside that city following the recent passage of San Francisco Proposition F. Supporters referred to this city and county ordinance as a “first of its kind” measure to require employers to provide paid sick leave to all employees. Opponents called it something else. The measure has nuances that will increase its impact beyond what may be immediately apparent. This is particularly the case with respect to the anti-retaliation provisions and presumptions based on timing of discipline decisions. The Proposition passed by a wide margin and becomes effective in early February 2007 absent successful court challenge or action to delay implementation by the Board of Supervisors.