San Francisco's New Workplace Law Signals a Shift

By Elizabeth Ben-Ishai
WeNews commentator
Wednesday, October 23, 2013

The family friendly ordinance passed this month gives workers with caregiving responsibilities the right to request changes to their working conditions, including requests for predictable scheduling. A similar law was also passed in Vermont.

WOMENSENEWS)--Is the United States beginning to catch up to the rest of the world in accommodating the needs of workers who are parents or caregivers? Several new laws suggest that while the gap remains vast, there are some small but important and encouraging signs.

Beginning Jan. 1, workers in San Francisco will have a potential avenue to improve their access to flexible work arrangements. Earlier this month, the city's board of supervisors unanimously passed the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance, which will give workers who have personal caregiving obligations the right to request changes to their working conditions in order to meet these obligations.

http://womensenews.org/story/equal-payfair-wage/131022/san-franciscos-new-workplace-law-signals-shift#.U9tJ5FboaCn

Although this is from last October I just noted this from a FB update and not having seen it mentioned thought I would pass it along. Would love to see this type of legislation spread across the country to help shift workers of all occupations get some balance and fairness in their lives.