Small Business Advocates Slam San Francisco Law

The Washington Post:

Some small business advocacy groups are riled up about a San Francisco health care law and are fighting to overturn it in the courts.

The law, on the books since 2006, requires any private employer with more than 20 workers to contribute a minimum amount of money each quarter for employee health care or pay the city a fee based on the number of employees and hours worked.

The ordinance was challenged in Golden Gate Restaurant Association v. City and County of San Francisco. A federal district court ruled the ordinance invalid, saying it overreached the city’s authority under federal law. It is now before the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The National Federation of Independent Business, the International Franchise Association and the National Chamber Litigation Center, which is affiliated with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, have filed ‘friend of the court’ briefs in the case urging the court to strike down the ordinance. More.