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Amending Chapter 9-2300 of The Philadelphia code to provide greater protections for displaced contract workers.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 9-2300 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 9. Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions
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CHAPTER 9-2300. PROTECTION OF DISPLACED CONTRACT WORKERS
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? 9-2301. Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply throughout this Chapter.
(1) Covered Employer [Awarding authority] means any person that directly employs four (4) or more employees [awards]or otherwise enters into contracts, including subcontracts, for any of the following services performed within the City of Philadelphia: (a) security; (b) janitorial services; (c) building maintenance; (d) concierge services; (e) door attendant services; (f) food and beverage; ([e]g) hotel service; ([f]h) health care services; ([g]i) services by parking employees, as defined at subsection 9-4701(6); or ([h]j) services by covered airport service employees as defined at subsection 17-107(1)(t)(.1).
(2) Contractor means any person that enters into a service contract with the covered employer, [awarding authority,] and any subcontractors to such service contract at any tier, who employs [ten (10)] four (4) or more persons.
(3) Customary seasonal work means work performed by an employee during only the same approximate part of each calendar year, such as summer or winter.
(4) Employee means any person employed by a covered employer or service contractor to provide services [pursuant to a service contract,] and includes registered nurses. "Employee" does not include a person who is (a) a managerial, supervisory, or confidential employee, including those employees who would so be defined under the Fair Labor Standards Act; or (b) is employed less than 15 hours a week. However, "Employee" does include persons who work 15...
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