“This cements our victory and ensures long-term help for working families. That’s what the voters approved, and it’s needed now more than ever as we work together to get our lives, our economy and our communities back on track.”
Herrera negotiates agreement ending legal appeal; affirming administrative order and S.F. Superior Court ruling to benefit 275 current and former workers
Herrera praises good faith efforts by restaurants ‘to do right by their employees’; announces ‘clean bills of health’ for 12 other establishments targeted in investigation
Online video segment touts success of year-long Healthy San Francisco Surcharge Enforcement Program, as 57 restaurants came through with 100 percent participation
S.F. Superior Court decision today sends a ‘message that our Health Care Security Ordinance has teeth, and that the City is committed to enforcing it aggressively’
City Attorney Dennis Herrera undertook a major enforcement effort in 2013 to ensure the integrity of “Healthy San Francisco” surcharges paid by customers at many of San Francisco’s eating establishments. The year-long effort sought to remedy shortfalls between amounts charged to restaurant customers to cover the cost of complying with the City’s universal healthcare law, and funds actually expended to provide healthcare benefits to employees.