San Francisco County Municipal Code Art. 151 Sweatfree Contracting

Sec. 151.1. General Provisions. Sec. 151.2. Scope of Article. Sec. 151.3. Definitions. Sec. 151.4. Requirements and Obligations. Sec. 151.5. Administration and Remedies. Sec. 151.6. Waivers and Exceptions. Sec. 151.7. Superseding Authority. Sec. 151.8. Severability.

*Editor’s Note: Former Administrative Code Chapter 12U (“Sweatfree Contracting”) was redesignated as Labor and Employment Code Article 151 by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, approved November 3, 2023, effective December 4, 2023, and operative January 4, 2024. Labor and Employment Code Article 151 was subsequently replaced with a new Article 151, consisting of Sections 151.1 through 151.9 that incorporate parts of the previous Article 151, by Ord. 192-25, File No. 250192, approved October 16, 2025, effective November 16, 2025, and operative January 1, 2026.

(a) Federal or State Law Preemption. The requirements of this Article 151 shall not be in effect in the event they would conflict with federal

or State laws, or the City Attorney determines they are reasonably likely to do so. Nothing in this Article shall be interpreted or applied so as to create any requirement, power, or duty in conflict with any federal or State law. (b) Grant or Subvention. If the requirements of this Article 151 would violate or are inconsistent with the terms or conditions of a grant, subvention, or agreement with a public agency or the instructions of an authorized representative of any such agency with respect to any such grant, subvention, or agreement, the requirements of this Article shall not be in effect. (Added by Ord. 192-25, File No. 250192, App. 10/16/2025, Eff. 11/16/2025, Oper. 1/1/2026) (Former Sec. 151.7 added as Administrative Code Sec. 12U.6 by Ord. 223-05, File No. 051257, App. 9/16/2005; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Article 151, or any application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of the Article. The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed this Article and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, and word not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any other portion of this Article or application thereof would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Added by Ord. 192-25, File No. 250192, App. 10/16/2025, Eff. 11/16/2025, Oper. 1/1/2026) (Former Sec. 151.8 added as Administrative Code Sec. 12U.7 by Ord. 223-05, File No. 051257, App. 9/16/2005; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)

This Article 151 shall become operative on January 1, 2026 and shall have prospective effect only. (Added by Ord. 192-25, File No. 250192, App. 10/16/2025, Eff. 11/16/2025, Oper. 1/1/2026) (Former Sec. 151.9 added as Administrative Code Sec. 12U.8 by Ord. 223-05, File No. 051257, App. 9/16/2005; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024)

(Former Sec. 151.10 added as Administrative Code Sec. 12U.9 by Ord. 223-05, File No. 051257, App. 9/16/2005; Ord. 265-07, File No. 071369, App. 11/14/2007; redesignated by Ord. 221- 23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024; revised and incorporated into Sec. 151.6 by Ord. 192-25, File No. 250192, App. 10/16/2025, Eff. 11/16/2025, Oper. 1/1/2026)

(Former Sec. 151.11 added as Administrative Code Sec. 12U.9.5 by Ord. 265-07, File No. 071369, App. 11/14/2007; amended by Ord. 164-23, File No. 230647, App. 7/28/2023, Eff. 8/28/2023; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024; revised and incorporated into Sec. 151.6 by Ord. 192-25, File No. 250192, App. 10/16/2025, Eff. 11/16/2025, Oper. 1/1/2026)

(Former Sec. 151.12 added as Administrative Code Sec. 12U.10 by Ord. 223-05, File No. 051257, App. 9/16/2005; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024; revised and incorporated into Sec. 151.7 by Ord. 192-25, File No. 250192, App. 10/16/2025, Eff. 11/16/2025, Oper. 1/1/2026)

(Former Sec. 151.13 aAdded as Administrative Code Sec. 12U.11 by Ord. 223-05, File No. 051257, App. 9/16/2005; redesignated by Ord. 221-23, File No. 230835, App. 11/3/2023, Eff. 12/4/2023, Oper. 1/4/2024; revised and incorporated into Sec. 151.8 by Ord. 192-25, File No. 250192, App. 10/16/2025, Eff. 11/16/2025, Oper. 1/1/2026)