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San Francisco to require sick leave for nannies, gardeners
The Associated Press ^ | December 15, 2021

Posted on 12/15/2021 12:44:51 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a groundbreaking law approved by city leaders this week.

The city’s Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously passed the legislation, which the San Francisco Chronicle said is the first of its kind in the U.S.

The measure would affect 10,000 people in the city who work in private homes cleaning, cooking, tending children, garden or providing non-medical care for seniors or disabled residents.

Supporters of law said that workforce is typically low-paid with many women and immigrants.

“I think these people have been taking care of people in San Francisco for a long time, and it’s about time we care for them,” said Supervisor Myrna Melgar, who co-sponsored the measure with Supervisor Hillary Ronen.

The measure addresses the fact that many domestic workers may work for multiple households, the Chronicle said.

It creates a a portable paid sick leave benefit, so workers would earn slivers of paid sick leave from each employer and then consolidate them. An employer would pay one hour of wages into the sick leave fund for every 30 hours of service from a domestic worker.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: democrats; mandates; marxists; regulations

1 posted on 12/15/2021 12:44:51 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Two bureaucrats who’ve never do a thing.


2 posted on 12/15/2021 12:47:23 PM PST by ealgeone
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Creating another reason to pay under the table wages. They just can’t help themselves.


3 posted on 12/15/2021 12:48:38 PM PST by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
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To: certrtwngnut

And a lot of housekeepers and Gardners have several clients that they provide services once or twice a week. Or did California outlaw such a thing?


4 posted on 12/15/2021 12:59:10 PM PST by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

NY has made it so no nanny, gardener, tree-trimmer, plumber, or anything else can work as a contract-hire.

They all have to have corporations or LLCs, for insurance, for liability, for regulation, for FICA, etc...

Hire their company, not the person.


5 posted on 12/15/2021 1:06:47 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

workers would earn slivers of paid sick leave from each employer and then consolidate them.
***Why didn’t they just do that with obambamcare?


6 posted on 12/15/2021 1:07:51 PM PST by Kevmo (I’m immune from Covid since I don’t watch TV.🤗)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Gardeners will get the boot before the young, hot nannies will.


7 posted on 12/15/2021 1:12:42 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Hum, what was I paying you before? Figure two weeks vacation time into that.


8 posted on 12/15/2021 1:32:00 PM PST by Mouton (The enemy of the people is the media )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Fascism.

Isn’t it fabulous?

9 posted on 12/15/2021 2:43:40 PM PST by Flycatcher (God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What’s this BS “crap wages” argument I’m reading?
My gardeners are grossing $45 an hour!


10 posted on 12/15/2021 3:24:11 PM PST by HKMk23 (The right of freedom of religion shall not be derogated even if the life of the nation is at stake.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Nancy Pelosi will be exempt.


11 posted on 12/15/2021 7:25:49 PM PST by MercyFlush (DANGER: You are being conditioned to view your freedom as selfish)
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