U.S. Supreme Court Sides with San Francisco on Healthcare Security Ordinance
Posted by Nancy G. Berner
San Francisco employers were dealt another blow today with respect to the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (the "Ordinance"). Specifically, earlier today Justice Anthony Kennedy of the United States Supreme Court denied the Golden Gate Restaurant Association’s petition, which – as was reported in a CDF blog entry earlier this week – asked the Court to prevent enforcement of the Ordinance's employer spending requirement until the Ninth Circuit rules on the legality of that spending requirement.
In practical terms, this means that the employer spending requirement remains in place while the underlying appeal moves through the courts. The Ninth Circuit will hold an expedited hearing on the City's appeal on April 17th; employers' initial payments are due on April 30th.
Please contact us directly to discuss any questions you may have relating to your obligations under the Ordinance.