Official:Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," by adding a provision authorizing the Commission on Human Relations to order a respondent to cease operations as a remedial measure, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: April 6, 2017
Signed: May 4, 2017
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends the Fair Practices Ordinance to give the Commission on Human Relations the power to order a business to temporarily shut down if it has repeatedly discriminated against people without trying to fix its mistakes.
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