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The filed a petition Monday asking the nation’s top court for a finall decision on fees charged to businessesa with at least 20 Those fees, starting at $1.23 per hour per employee, help fund Healthy San Francisco, a novel program meanf to cover people who don’t get healtnh coverage through their employer. The fees charged businesses are the association argued incourt papers. The restaurantt association said afederal law, the Employee Retirementt Income Security Act, restrict local governments from administering employee benefits.
Since January 2008 restaurantas and all other businessezs in San Francisco with at least 20 employees are requirerd to spend a minimum amount per hour per employee on health Therestaurant association’s move marks yet anothetr skirmish in its years-long court battle over how Healthgy San Francisco is funded. The association has offered other idea on ways to fundthe program, includinh a quarter cent sales tax or hiking the business registration fee. Thos e proposals have not been embraced bycity officials. The restaurantr association lost its case last year before the Ninth Circuit Courg of Appeals in San The association will hearby Oct.
5 whether the Supremse Court will hearits plea. Healthy San Francisco covers abouyt 41,000 San Franciscans.