San Francisco Retail, Eatery, Gig Workers to Get Virus Gear

San Francisco retail, restaurant, and on-demand delivery services must provide personal protective equipment and reimburse gig workers for cleaning supplies during the coronavirus pandemic under new emergency legislation.

Third-party delivery services, including Postmates, DoorDash, and Instacart, would be covered under the labor-backed measure that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Tuesday. The proposed ordinance, co-sponsored by nine members of the 11-member board, heads to Mayor London Breed who has 10 days to sign or veto the measure, or let it become an ordinance without her signature.

GrubHub Inc., which delivers for hundreds of San Francisco restaurants, declined ...