Official:Amending Section 9-1103 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Unlawful Employment Practices," and enacting a new Chapter 9-3200, entitled "Entitlement To Leave Due To Domestic Or Sexual Violence," to provide that certain employees may take unpaid leave from work to address domestic or sexual violence; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Greenlee
Introduced: May 8, 2008
Signed: October 23, 2008
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows certain employees to take unpaid leave from work due to domestic or sexual violence, under specific terms and conditions.
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