Official:Amending Chapter 9-4300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage Theft Complaints," to make various wage-related violations a violation of the Code; to further provide for determinations by the City regarding wage theft complaints and for appeals of such determinations; and making technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Greenlee
Introduced: December 14, 2017
Signed: February 22, 2018
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill strengthens Philadelphia's law against wage theft by making various wage-related violations a crime, and sets up procedures for handling complaints and appeals.
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