Get reimbursed for paying your SF staff for extra sick time

You must have employees who work in SF. You also must have already exhausted all possible sick leave beyond your existing policy. 

We will ask for some information about your business. This includes how many staff work in SF and how many hours they work per week.

After you have submitted the form, reply to your confirmation email and attach the following business documents:

• W-9 tax form
• Existing sick leave policy
• Proof of Workers’ Comp policy

We will then review your application and email you an update within a few days, about whether you have been pre-approved.

At this time, all applicants will be waitlisted. If funds become available, we will contact businesses in the order they applied.

To get your reimbursement faster, sign up to receive electronic payments from the City. It will take 2 to 3 weeks to set up your account.

If you cannot receive payments electronically, we can also mail you a check.

You must pay your SF staff for the extra sick time before you can get reimbursed.

The reimbursement will cover the minimum wage, for up to 40 hours for each employee. You will pay the difference between your staff’s wages and $15.59 per hour.

We will ask you to provide information for each employee, including:

• Last 2 paystubs
• Email addresses, if they are paid in cash
• Number of hours they typically work
• The date they depleted your company’s sick leave
• Dates they took the 80 hours of federal sick leave for coronavirus (if you have between 200 and 499 employees)

We will send pre-approved businesses a link where you can send in your reimbursement claims.

You can send in your claims on a rolling basis. You must submit all your claims within 90 days after getting approved for funding.

Waitlisted businesses will get a claims link when funds become available.