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Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," amending Chapter 9-4100, entitled "Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces," and adding a new Chapter, entitled "Protections for Domestic Workers," all to provide protections for domestic workers and to establish remedial and enforcement provisions, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES, AND PROFESSIONS.
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CHAPTER 9-1100. FAIR PRACTICES ORDINANCE:
PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION
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? 9-1102. Definitions.
(1) For purposes of this Chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings:
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[(g) Domestic Worker. An individual employed in a home or residence for the purpose of caring for a child, serving as a companion for a sick, convalescing or elderly person, housekeeping, or for any other domestic service purpose. Domestic worker does not include any individual who is (.1) working on a casual basis, (.2) engaged in providing companionship services, as defined in Section 213(15)(a) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and who is employed by an employer or agency other than the family or household using his or her services; or (.3) a Life Partner or relative through blood, marriage or adoption of the employer or the individual for whom the worker is delivering services under a program funded or administered by federal, state or local government.]
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? 9-1104. Exemptions from Unlawful Employment Practices.
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(2) It shall not be an unlawful employment practice for:
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(d) An employer to express a preference in the hiring or firing of an individual [as a domestic worker or] in a personal or confidential capacity, provided such work in a personal or confidential c...
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