San Francisco OKs First-in-Nation Sick Pay for Domestic Workers

Employers of thousands of San Francisco nannies, housekeepers, and other domestic workers will have to pay into a first-in-the-nation portable paid sick leave system under legislation the county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Tuesday.

The proposed pay-or-play system passed 11 to 0 and would require employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked or pay into the city fund.

Domestic workers are employed by various entities and often are misclassified as independent contractors, according to the measure. The system would allow workers to earn and consolidate paid sick leave benefits from several employers and ...