DEPARTMENT: San Antonio Metropolitan Health District
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Jennifer Herriott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing and presentation regarding proposed revisions to San Antonio's Paid Sick Leave (PSL) law.
SUMMARY:
San Antonio's Paid Sick Leave law requires that employee in San Antonio be provided earned paid sick time. City Council will receive a briefing and presentation on proposed changes to the PSL law as recommended by (1) the Paid Sick Leave Commission, and (2) the Ad Hoc Council Committee for Paid Sick Leave.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
San Antonio's PSL ordinance was adopted by City Council in August 2018 following a petition drive that gathered more than 140,000 signatures in support of an earned paid sick leave ordinance. Council chose to adopt the ordinance as it was submitted with the intent to review the ordinance for possible revisions and clarifications after 6 months had passed, a process that is provided for in the City Charter.
To that end, Mayor Nirenberg formed an Ad Hoc Council Committee chaired by Councilmember Manny Pelaez. The rest of the Ad Hoc Committee is comprised of Councilmembers Melissa Cabello Havrda, Ana Sandoval, Roberto Trevi?o, and Rebecca Viagran. Mayor Nirenberg stated that "the ad hoc committee is charged with creating a Paid Sick Leave Commission and establishing a process that incorporates the input of all stakeholders to arrive at final recommendations for Council."
As such, the Ad Hoc Committee formed the Paid Sick Leave Commission. The PSL Commission is comprised of representatives from local businesses, chambers of commerce, the legal community, and advocates for PSL. The PSL Commission met from April to September of 2019 to review and recommend revisions to the PSL ordinance. The Chair of the PSL Commission, Danielle Hargrove, Esq., presented the PSL Commission's final recommendations on changes to San Antonio's PSL law to the Ad Hoc Committee on Tuesday, September 10, ...
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