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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 persons in the following services at a building or complex of buildings of at least 50,000 square feet or at a residential building, or complex of buildings, of at least fifty (50) dwelling units, whether owned or rented by the occupants thereof, [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) or more persons] employees at a building or complex of buildings of at least 50,000 square feet or at a residential building or complex of buildings of at least fifty (50) dwelling units, whether owned or rented by the occupants thereof.
(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 empl...
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