Employers with employees performing work in San Francisco need to know of three changes to local employment laws that take effective July 1, 2020:
- Minimum Wage Increases to $16.07
- Paid Parental Leave Expands to 8 Weeks
- Updated Required Posters
Generally speaking, San Francisco’s employment-related ordinances apply if an employee works 2 or more hours per week in San Francisco.
SF Minimum Wage: $16.07
The San Francisco minimum wage increases to $16.07 per hour on July 1, 2020. The minimum wage proposition approved by San Francisco voters in 2014 requires that on July 1, 2020, the minimum wage rate be adjusted based on the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index.
Paid Parental Leave: 8 Weeks
California expanded the Paid Family Leave program for Claim Effective Dates beginning on or after July 1, 2020. Under the expanded benefits, employees are entitled to 8 weeks of California Paid Family Leave for new child bonding. Employers are required to extend paid parental leave compensation from 6 weeks to 8 weeks as of July 1, 2020.
When a Covered Employee gets 8 weeks of Paid Family Leave benefits from the California Employment Development Department (EDD), that employee is also entitled to 8 weeks of San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance Supplemental Compensation from their employer.
Required San Francisco Posters
Employers covered by San Francisco labor laws must place up-to-date required posters at each workplace or job site in a location where employees can see the postings easily.
Current posters are available to print on the OLSE website.
Original article Robert E. Nuddleman
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