1. Q: What is the Health Care Security Ordinance?
A: The Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) is a San Francisco law that:
2. Q: What does the HCSO require employers to do?
A: Under the HCSO, all Covered Employers must meet the following obligations:
- Satisfy the Employer Spending Requirement (ESR) by calculating and making required health care expenditures on behalf of all Covered Employees.
- Maintain records sufficient to establish compliance with the ESR.
- Post an HCSO Notice in all workplaces with covered employees.
- Submit an HCSO Annual Reporting Form to the OLSE by April 30th of each year.
3. Q: What types of expenditures can employers make to comply with the HCSO Employer Spending Requirement?
A: Employers choose how to make the required Health Care Expenditures for their Covered Employees. Common Health Care Expenditures include:
- Payments for health, dental, and/or vision insurance;
- Payments to the SF City Option;
- Contributions to programs that reimburse employees for out-of-pocket health care costs, subject to the limitations described in Administrative Guidance Section F.
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