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Updated January, 2012
• Mayor Lee Proposes Charter Amendment to Improve Small Business Input Through Jobs Impact Review Process
Mayor Edwin M. Lee recently introduced a proposed Charter Amendment to require further analysis of all legislation introduced at the Board of Supervisors that may result in a net job loss. Amongst the proposed changes is a requirement that the Small Business Commission (SBC) conduct a special hearing with possible development of alternative policy proposals. This allows the SBC more time to gather input from the small business community on important policy matters that will directly impact San Francisco small businesses.
• New Minimum Wage, Health Care Expenditure Rates & Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) Provisions Take Effect on January 1, 2012
New Minimum Wage: $10.24/Hour; New Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) Expenditure Rate: $1.46/Hour (20-99 Employees); and New HCSO regulations take effect on January 1, 2012. Please visit the Office of Labor Standard Enforcement's website for more details.
• New State Law Requires All Employers to Provide Employees at the Time of Hire with Written Notice of Specified Information, Effective January 1, 2012
New State labor law, AB 469, requires employers to provide nonexempt employees at the time of hire with a written notice of specified information. Click here for details.
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