San Francisco Changes Compliance Schedule For Paid Parental Leave

We told you already that San Francisco will require employers to provide eligible workers with fully paid parenting leave for up to six weeks. State benefits pay roughly 55% of the employee's wages. Employers will be required to make up the difference.

Since it's adoption, the City has already changed when the requirements take effect. Currently, the ordinance applies to employers with 50 or more employees on January 1, 2017. It applies to employers with 35-49 employees on July 1, 2017 and those with 20-34 employees on January 1, 2018.

In determining the size of the employer, don't just count employees in San Francisco. An employer with a single, San Francisco employee will be covered if it has the necessary number of employees anywhere.