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Important Update:
The hearing on July 5th has been rescheduled for 11:00 AM.
If you need more information please call the Small Business for Healthcare Hotline at 415-788-1000 ext. 204.
"This information is being provided by San Francisco's business and non-profit
communities."
RE: Join Your San Francisco Small Businesses in Opposition to a Government Mandated Healthcare Law
Friends,
As you may know, San Francisco Supervisor Tom Ammiano is proposing legislation that would require ALL San Francisco businesses with 20 or more employees (including part-time and seasonal workers) to provide health coverage to their employees. This includes businesses that are already providing health care to their employees. We believe there are smarter, more common sense ways we can achieve universal health care, and can do so without causing irreparable harm to the City’s business community.
Some Quick Facts about the Legislation:
The City Controller’s Office stated that businesses with 20 to 50 employees would suffer immediate and significant negative impacts from the proposed ordinance.
The City Controller also found that that up to 600 jobs in San Francisco could be lost if the legislation passes – mostly jobs for low wage workers.
For businesses with 20 to 50 employees, the anticipated first-year cost would be from $43,879 to $109,698 per year per business, according to the report
Under the ordinance, businesses with 100 or more employees would be required to pay an average of $273 per month to pay for health care for each full-time employee and businesses with 20 to 99 employees would pay $182.50 per month. A prorated amount would be required for part-time employees.
A small business already providing health care with 50 employees will pay an extra $50,000 per year. A larger business with 100 or more employees already providing health care will pay an extra $189,000 per year.
On Wednesday, July 5 at 11:00 AM the Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee will hold a public regarding this legislation. This is the time for the San Francisco business community to speak out against Ammiano’s proposed ordinance. Tell the Board that business owners and non-profits are working toward a health care solution. A MANDATE IS NOT THE RIGHT WAY !
HOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
Call, write, or email your District Supervisor to voice your concern.
Attend the Budget and Finance meeting on Wednesday July 5 at 11:00 AM and tell the Supervisors how this mandate will hurt your business. The hearing will be held at San Francisco City Hall , in the Board’s Chambers. City Hall is located at Polk Street between Grove and McAllister.
Talk to your fellow business owners; distribute information regarding the devastating consequences of a health care mandate.
Write a letter to the editor. How will this legislation affect your business or non-profit?
Contact Information for the Board of Supervisors
Mayor Gavin Newsom
P. 415- 554-6141
F. 415-554-6160
[email protected]
Jake McGoldrick, Dist 1
P. 415-554-7410
F. 415-554-7415
[email protected]
Michela Alioto-Pier, Dist 2
P. 415-554-7752
F. 415-554-7843
[email protected]
Aaron Peskin, Dist 3
P. 415-554-7450
F. 415-554-7454
[email protected]
Fiona Ma, Dist 4
P. 415-554-7460
F. 415-554-7432
[email protected]
Ross Mirkarimi, Dist 5
P. 415-554-7630
F. 415-554-7634
[email protected]
Chris Daly, Dist 6
P. 415-554-7970
F. 415-554-7974
[email protected]
Sean Elsbernd, Dist 7
P. 415-554-6516
F. 415-554-6546
[email protected]
Bevan Dufty, Dist 8
P. 415-554-6968
F. 415-554-6909
[email protected]
Tom Ammiano, Dist 9
P. 415-554-5144
F. 415-554-6255
[email protected]
Sophie Maxwell, Dist 10
P. 415-554-7670
F. 415-554-7674
[email protected]
Gerardo Sandoval, Dist 11
P. 415-554-6975
F. 415-554-6979
[email protected]
By mail: SF Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, SF, CA 94102
Clerk's Office: 554-5184
Fax: 554-5163
To Send A Letter to the Editor:
San Francisco Chronicle:
Fax: 415-543-7708
[email protected]
San Francisco Examiner
Fax: 415-359-2766
[email protected]
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