In November 2006, the voters of San Francisco passed a ballot initiative requiring employers in the city to provide 9 days of paid sick leave a year to their workers  (fewer if the employer is a small business) to recover from their own illness or care for sick family members.  The law went into effect in February 2007.   

- San Francisco Paid Sick Days Law

- Implementing Rules  

 - Listen to a story on National Public Radio examining the impact of the San Francisco paid sick days law on employers in the city, one year after the law took effect.

-   Read the Fact Sheet from the Institute for Women's Policy Research , which shows that job growth has been strong in San Francisco following implementation of the new paid sick days standard.