Philadelphia has imposed significant new recall and retention obligations on hotel, airport hospitality, and event center businesses as they struggle to recover in this uncertain.
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On March 29, 2021, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enacted Bill # 210122-A, an ordinance immediately
requiring covered employers to provide 2021 Public Health Emergency
Leave ( 2021 PHEL ). Philadelphia s similar 2020 PHEL ordinance expired on December 31,
2021, but 2021 PHEL is
not retroactive. Compared
to the 2020 PHEL ordinance, the new law significantly changes the
amount of paid leave available to some individuals, expands the
covered uses for leave, and excludes certain small employers. The
new ordinance will remain in effect until expiration of the
statewide public health emergency declaration related to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Covered Employers and Employees: The ordinance
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Philadelphia s newest Public Health Emergency Leave law went
into effect on March 29, 2021. Unlike
the prior iteration of the law that sunset on December 31,
2020, this law will stay in effect for the duration of the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Applicability
The law applies to both union and nonunion private-sector
employees of employers with
50 or more employees. To
qualify for leave under this law, an employee must be employed for
90 days or more and (i) work within Philadelphia, (ii) normally
work for an employer within Philadelphia but is currently
Philadelphia’s newest Public Health Emergency Leave law went into effect on March 29, 2021. Unlike the prior iteration of the law that sunset on December 31, 2020, this law will stay in.
Philadelphia’s newest Public Health Emergency Leave law went into effect on March 29, 2021. Unlike the prior iteration of the law that sunset on December 31, 2020, this law will stay in effect for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic