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On March 29, Philadelphia amended its Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) Ordinance requiring certain employers to immediately provide up to 80 hours of paid sick leave to qualifying employees in connection with specific COVID-19-related reasons. The amended Ordinance will remain in effect for the duration of the pandemic whereby qualifying employees may use the additional leave until one week after Governor Wolf terminates Pennsylvanian’s Statewide Proclamation of Disaster Emergency.
Does the New Ordinance Cover My Employer?
The amendment departs from the language of the original Ordinance in terms of which employers are covered. Where the original language applied to all employers, the new Ordinance only applies to employers with 50 or more employees.
mandate went into effect. These amendments create a 2021
Public Health Emergency Leave ( PHEL ) mandate for
employers with 50 or more employees. The mandate will sunset
upon the expiration of the Proclamation of Disaster Emergency of
the Governor of Pennsylvania related to the COVID-19
pandemic.
On March 17, 2021, the Philadelphia City Council unanimously
passed a bill amending the city s previous PHEL legislation.
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On March 29, 2021, Mayor Kenney signed the amendments into law,
effective immediately. The amendments provide eligible
employees up to an additional 80 hours of 2021 PHEL between March
29 and one week following the official termination or suspension of
the public health emergency. Covered reasons for use of
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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
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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.