Offering Practical Guidance to Employers
On November 20, 2025, the Philadelphia City Council amended the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance (PFPO) to prohibit discrimination against employees based on menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause.
Starting January 1, 2027, Philadelphia employers must, upon request, provide reasonable accommodations “for needs related to menstruation, perimenopause, or menopause, if the symptoms of menstruation, perimenopause, or menopause substantially…
On May 27, 2025, Philadelphia enacted the Protect Our Workers, Enforce Rights Act (“POWER Act”), amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code as it pertains to the following sections: “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces,” “Wage Theft Complaints,” “Protections for Domestic Workers,” “Protecting Victims of Retaliation,” and “Enforcement of Worker Protection Ordinances.”
Amendments to Chapter 9-4100 …
Philadelphia’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law expired on December 31, 2023. As a result, as of January 1, 2024, employers are no longer required to provide additional paid sick leave to employees when they are absent for certain COVID-19 reasons.
That said, employers should be mindful that they may still be required to provide…
On November 19, 2021, the City of Philadelphia announced all City workers must “complete a full schedule of COVID-19 vaccination(s)” by January 14, 2022, or risk losing their jobs. This mandate comes following the City’s announcements requiring all Philadelphia healthcare workers, college students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated by October 15, 2021 and all…
Add Philly to the quickly growing list of jurisdictions requiring employers to accommodate pregnant employees.
The Philadelphia Ordinance requires employers, upon request, to reasonably accommodate an employee “for needs related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition” unless to do so will cause an undue hardship.
Examples of reasonable accommodation include “restroom breaks, periodic…
As of July 1, 2012, several employers in Philadelphia now have to provide their employees with paid sick leave. Pursuant to an amendment to Chapter 17-1300 of the Philadelphia Code, titled “Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard,” certain entities providing services to, or receiving financial aid from, the City of Philadelphia must provide…
