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
The majority of San Francisco's Supervisors have no management experience or experience running large or small businesses. They have no concept of what it takes to manage and finance a business. They obviously think that money grows on trees and profit is sinful.
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.
I can tell you that as of right now, we are not looking to expand in San Francisco. It’s a labor-intensive industry, and the last thing we need is to get dinged for it.
'San Franciscans have a history of voting their social conscience as long as someone else writes the check.’… He said consumers would be hurt, predicting that restaurants would raise prices… The higher prices, he said, might cause some restaurants to lose business — and perhaps close. ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch on something like this.’
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.
