San Francisco Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
The paid sick leave law applies to all full-time, part-time, and temporary employees working in San Francisco County. Workers get one hour of paid sick leave per 30 hours worked, beginning after the first 90 days on the job. Employers with ten or more employees are allowed to offer nine or more earned sick days a year, while smaller businesses must offer five or more.
Cry Wolf Quotes
I’m going to have to raise prices for all my drinks and appetizers a dollar and entrees two dollars. I don’t know how else to do it. We are known as the best restaurant city in the world, but we are going to start lagging because there will be a lack of service, a lack of staff in the dining hall. Something has to give.
The Controller estimates that this bad idea will cost taxpayers up to $1 million to implement, not including lost welfare recipient work hours, and an unknown amount for city workers not currently eligible for sick time. Add to that the hundreds of jobs and the millions of dollars in sales taxes that will be lost to surrounding cities when diners and shoppers go elsewhere to save money.
Proposition F is another job-killing attack on San Francisco's economic engine that will raise prices for all who shop in the City.
We want to take the message to the public and the San Francisco residents to let them know how close to the tipping point the restaurant industry is.
Evidence
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San Francisco’s Paid Sick Leave Ordinance: Outcomes for Employers and Employees
San Francisco’s paid sick leave ordinance is an overwhelming success.
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Paid Sick Leave Does Not Harm Business Growth or Job Growth
The Drum Major Institute shows that the San Francisco paid sick leave law isn't a job killer.
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Employers’ Perspectives on San Francisco Paid Sick Leave Policy
Most employers have installed San Francisco paid sick leave law with few problems.
