Official:Amending Bill No. 080468-A (approved November 5, 2008), entitled "An Ordinance 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," by making various technical amendments and by repealing the sunset provision.
Sponsor: Councilmember Greenlee
Introduced: September 24, 2009
Signed: November 19, 2009
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends an existing law to provide employees who have experienced domestic or sexual violence with unpaid leave from work. The law clarifies definitions and makes technical amendments.
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