New San Francisco law requires up to 30 days of supplemental pay for military leave. The law, which takes effect February 19, 2023, applies to employers with 100 or more employees.

On January 20, 2023, San Francisco, California's mayor signed the Military Leave Pay Protection Act (MLPPA), which will require employers with 100 or more employees to supplement the pay of covered employees during a qualifying military leave for up to 30 days in a calendar year. The MLPPA takes effect February 19, 2023—30 days after enactment.

This is San Francisco's second "supplemental compensation" ordinance; the first was the Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (PPLO) that requires employers with 20 or more employees to supplement the wage replacement benefits an employee receives from California for new child bonding purposes for up to eight weeks. The MLPPA adds to an already notable list of San Francisco ordinances requiring pay for employees when they are not working, which, in addition to the PPLO, includes the Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (all employers) and the Public Health Emergency Leave Ordinance (employers with 100 or more employees). The ordinance presents a compliance challenge for employers generally as it relates to navigating San Francisco employment laws, and the challenge might increase because employers must also navigate the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

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