Official:Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage and Benefits Standard," by further providing with respect to the granting and revocation of waivers of the requirements of the Chapter; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Goode
Introduced: October 17, 2013
Signed: February 20, 2014
: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends the Philadelphia Code to make it harder for employers to get waivers from the city's minimum wage and benefits standard. To get a waiver, an employer must prove economic hardship and show how the waiver will help create training positions that pay the new wage standard.
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