San Francisco Employment Law Focus: Paid Sick Leave

In February 2007, San Francisco implemented its Paid Sick Leave employment law. Per the terms of the ordinance, contained in Chapter 12W of the San Francisco Administrative Code, employers doing business in San Francisco must provide its employees with one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Paid sick leave may be used for the employee's illness, injury, medical condition, diagnosis or treatment; and for time taken off by an employee to provide care or assistance to certain other persons for a medical reason. The employee can use paid sick leave to care for the following: child, parent, legal guardian or ward,...

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