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Enacting a new Chapter 9-3300, entitled "Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces," to provide that certain employees are entitled to paid sick leave, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. A new Chapter 9-3300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces," is hereby enacted, to read as follows:
CHAPTER 9-3300. PROMOTING HEALTHY FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES.
ยง9-3301. Findings.
Whereas the Council finds that:
(1) Most workers in the City of Philadelphia will at some time during the year need temporary time off from work to take care of their own health needs or the health needs of members of their families.
(2) There are many workers employed in the City of Philadelphia who do not have any paid sick days, or who have an inadequate number of paid sick days to care for their own health needs or the health needs of members of their families. Approximately 44% of workers in the Philadelphia area do not have paid sick days. Nationally, 49 % of all workers do not have paid sick days and only 30% of workers may use those sick days to care for sick children.
(3) Low-income workers are significantly less likely to have paid sick time than other members of the workforce. Nationally, only one in five low income workers (20%) has access to paid sick time.
(4) Providing workers time off to attend to their own health care and the health care of family members will ensure a healthier and more productive workforce in the City of Philadelphia.
(5) Paid sick days will have a positive effect on the public health of the City of Philadelphia by allowing sick workers the occasional option of staying at home to care for themselves when ill, thus lessening their recovery time and reducing the likelihood of spreading illness to other members of the workforce and to the public.
(6) Paid sick days will allow parents to provi...
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