Flexible Work Time
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San Francisco Adopts New Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance
October 2013
Once again, San Francisco is at the forefront of enacting new rights intended to protect workers. On October 1, San Francisco's Board of Supervisors adopted the "San Francisco Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance," which Mayor Lee signed into law on October 9. The new ordinance, which is effective January 1, 2014, aims to "reduc[e] family flight" from San Francisco. Along with the State of Vermont, which enacted similar legislation this past summer, the San Francisco ordinance is the first "right to request" law in the country.
Under the new San Francisco "right to request" Ordinance, after six months or more of employment, an employee who works at least eight hours per week on a regular basis has the right to request a "Flexible" or "Predictable Working Arrangement." The Ordinance applies to any employer who regularly employs 20 or more employees. The law defines "employee" as any person who is employed within the geographic boundaries of the City and County of San Francisco. "Employment" includes any work activity that would be considered "employment" under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. 29 U.S.C. section 201 et. seq., and U.S. Department of Labor Guidelines. "Employer" means any person or company who regularly employs 20 or more people. The term "employer" includes the City and County of San Francisco, but it does not include the state or federal government or any other local government entity.
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Benefits of a Family-Friendly Workplace
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Berkeley Flexible Work Time Initiative
July 16, 2015
Yesterday evening, July 15, the Berkeley Commission on Labor recommended that the City Council adopt an ordinance to promote flexible work time. They also recommended that the city set up an administrative procedure to track how many employee requests are accepted and rejected.
A subcommittee of the commission developed wording for the ordinance. We based the wording on the San Francisco ordinance, with a few changes. Most important, the San Francisco ordinance applies only to caregivers, such as people with preschool children. Berkeley's Measure Q said that our ordinance should apply to all employees, so we removed any text that restricted the SF ordinance to caregivers.
We also added a section about environmental benefits to the findings. San Francisco's ordinance is called Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance. Because Measure Q also emphasized environmental benefits, the Berkeley ordinance is called the Family Friendly and Environment Friendly Workplace Ordinance.
A subcommittee of the Commission on Labor will write a report about the item. They hope they can finish this work in time to send the report and the proposed ordinance to the City Council to consider at its meeting of Sept. 29.
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http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/02/02/op-ed-berkeley-moves-ahead-on-flexible-work-time/