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Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000)

An Ordinance amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled 'Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order,' to provide workplace protections in emergency health orders and regulations, provide protections for employees against retaliatory actions...

Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor) · City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (City Council) (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (City Council) · Philadelphia · Pennsylvania
Level
City
Authority
Philadelphia Home Rule Charter; The Philadelphia Code, Title 9, new Chapter 9-5000
Issued
2020-07-13 July 13, 2020
Effective
Upon enactment (June-July 2020) (read as 2020-07-13)
End
Tied to COVID-19 public health orders of the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health; in force while such orders existed (read as 2021-09-30)
In force
July 13, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Workplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • every Employer in the City, including staffing and temporary-service agencies
  • employees
Functions reached
  • HR employment practices
  • EMP compliance duty with every COVID-19 health order
  • WF employee refusal rights
Collection
Philadelphia MET-PHL

Operative words

COVID-19 public health order. An order or regulation issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health or the Philadelphia Department of Public Health related to the 2019 novel coronavirus ('COVID-19'). Unsafe condition. A condition that violates a COVID-19 public health order. Section 9-5002. Compliance with COVID-19 public Health Orders. (1) Employers shall comply with all applicable requirements of COVID-19 public health orders addressing safe workplace practices to mitigate the risks associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus ('COVID-19'). Section 9-5003. Protection from Unsafe Conditions. (1) No employer shall take any adverse employment action against an employee for refusing to [work under unsafe conditions]...

Enforcement

Department of Labor enforcement; private remedies under Chapter 9-5000

Notes

Converts every State and City COVID-19 health order into an employer compliance duty enforceable by the City's Department of Labor and protects refusals to work in violation of them; the definition of 'Employer' reaches staffing agencies

Retrieval note

Text read from the City's posted copy of the bill as amended.

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