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Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard," to revise the benefits required to be provided in connection with application of the Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage Standard, under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted bill changes Philadelphia’s minimum compensation rules for covered employees of employers subject to the city’s 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard. If an employer provides health benefits, covered full-time, non-temporary, non-seasonal employees must receive benefits at least as valuable as the least valuable benefits provided to the employer’s other full-time employees, and they must receive sick leave under the city’s Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces rules, with two exceptions.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
April 28, 2016
Sponsors
William K. Greenlee
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 17-1300. Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard.

§ 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:

(2)

Minimum Benefits Standard. To the extent the employer provides health benefits to any of its employees, the Employer shall provide each full-time, non-temporary, non-seasonal covered Employee health benefits at least as valuable as the least valuable health benefits that are provided to any other full-time employees of the Employer. The Employer shall also provide to each [full-time, non-temporary, non-seasonal] covered Employee [at least the number of earned sick leave days that the Employer would have been required to provide to such Employees if the provisions of Bill No. 080474-AA, as passed by Council on June 16, 2011, had been enacted into law]

sick leave benefits at the accrual rate set forth in, and pursuant to the terms of, Code

Chapter 9-4100 (“Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces”), except that subsection 9-4104(1)(a) and (b) shall not apply.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. 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

  3. Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Hearing notices sent

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass