San Francisco layers three local paid-leave mandates: Paid Sick Leave (Admin Code Ch. 12W), Paid Parental Leave (Ch. 12T), and Health Care Security Ordinance (Ch. 14). All exceed California state minimums and apply to most employers.
Paid Sick Leave under Chapter 12W requires 1 hour accrued per 30 worked, capped at 72 hours for employers with 10+ workers and 40 hours for smaller. Paid Parental Leave (Chapter 12T) requires employers with 20+ workers citywide to top up California Paid Family Leave benefits to 100% of wages for up to eight weeks of bonding leave. The Health Care Security Ordinance (Chapter 14, HCSO) requires employers with 20+ workers (50+ for non-profits) to spend a quarterly health-care expenditure per covered employee, either through insurance or contributions to the City Option program. OLSE enforces all three through audits and complaints.
Denying accrued sick time, failing parental top-up, or missing HCSO health expenditures triggers OLSE back-pay orders, civil penalties, and public posting of violators.
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