Number of people impacted by recently passed state and local right-to-request laws
| Jurisdiction | Laws | Industries covered | Number of workers covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance (January 2014) | Private sector | 177,000 |
| Vermont | Flexible Working Arrangements Statute (January 2014) | Private sector | 299,000 |
| New Hampshire | Act Relative to Flexible Working Arrangements in Employment (September 2016) | Private sector except for nonprofit, agricultural, seasonal, and domestic work | 614,000 |
| Total | 1,090,000 |
Notes: Estimate for San Francisco is calculated as shown in Table 7. Vermont’s Flexible Working Arrangements Statute covers all private-sector employees in Vermont. New Hampshire’s law covers all private-sector employees in New Hampshire, except for nonprofit, agricultural, seasonal, and domestic work employees.
Estimate for San Francisco is calculated as shown in Table 7. Vermont’s Flexible Working Arrangements Statute covers all private-sector employees in Vermont. New Hampshire’s law covers all private-sector employees in New Hampshire, except for nonprofit, agricultural, seasonal, and domestic work employees. The total number of New Hampshire employees covered is calculated using total private-sector employment, excluding the nonprofit, agriculture, and private household industries, and excluding 3 percent of employees in the following seasonal industries: scenic and sightseeing transportation; performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries; museums, historical sites, and similar institutions; and amusement, gambling and recreation industries.
Sources: For San Francisco, estimates are from EPI analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2016) and Quarterly Workforce Indicators (2016) and from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2016) and Current Population Survey (2017). For Vermont and New Hampshire, estimates are from EPI analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Workforce Indicators (2016).