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Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by creating a new Chapter requiring that certain employers provide Paid Family and Medical Leave to eligible employees under specific circumstances, and providing for funding, enforcement, and penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
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CHAPTER. 9-4800. PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
? 9-4501. Definitions.
The following definitions apply to this Chapter:
(1) Chain Establishment. As provided in Section 9-4103 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to paid sick time.
(2) Child. A biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild, or child to whom the eligible employee stands in loco parentis.
(3) Covered Employer. For the first year, the term shall mean any individual, partnership, general contractor, subcontractor, association, corporation or business trust that employs 50 or more employees for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year. For the second year, the number of employees required shall be reduced to 25 or more, and for every year thereafter, to 10 or more. The term includes chain establishments, regardless of the number of employees in an individual establishment; any person or group of persons acting, directly or indirectly, in the interest of an employer in relation to any employee; and any successor in interest of an employer. The term does not include the federal or state governments.
(4) Designated Agency. The Board of Labor Standards, or such other body as is designated by the Mayor.
(5) Eligible Employee. An individual who has been employed for at least a twelve-month period by a covered employer, performs work within the...
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