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Amending Section 17-1305 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Compensation Required to be Paid to Employees," to revise the compensation and benefits required to be provided in connection with application of the Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage Standard, all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s minimum-compensation rules for covered employees under the Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage Standard. It requires covered employers to pay at least the higher of 150% of the federal minimum wage or $12 per hour, adjusted annually for inflation, with the wage not falling below the previous year’s level; it applies to contracts and renewals entered into 45 or more days after the ordinance became law.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
April 7, 2016
Sponsors
Cherelle Parker
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 17-1305 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

§ 17-1305. Compensation Required to be Paid to Employees.

Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, an Employer subject to this Chapter shall provide its covered Employees the following minimum compensation:

(1)

Minimum Wage Standard. The Employer shall pay each Employee an hourly wage, excluding benefits, equal to at least the higher of:

(a)

150% of the federal minimum wage or

(b)

$12.00

,

multiplied by the CPI Multiplier,

provided that the minimum wage shall not be less than the previous year’s minimum wage.

The CPI Multiplier shall be calculated annually by the Director of Finance, for wages to be provided on and after January 1 of each year by dividing the most recently published Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) All Items Index, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the most recently published CPI-U as of January 1, 2015.

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SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall apply to contracts and renewals entered into forty-five (45) days or more after this Ordinance becomes law.

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Explanation:

Italics

indicate new matter added.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  4. Council actionCommittee on Labor and Civil Service

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Labor and Civil Service

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Labor and Civil Service

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass