Official:Amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled “Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order,” to provide workplace protections in emergency health orders and regulations, provide protections for employees against retaliatory actions both for the disclosure of information related to employer non-compliance with such orders and for refusal to work under unsafe conditions caused by non-compliance with such orders, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Gym
Introduced: May 21, 2020
Signed: June 25, 2020
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill adds protections for Philadelphia employees who disclose information about their employer's non-compliance with COVID-19 health orders or refuse to work in unsafe conditions. It defines what constitutes an 'unsafe condition' and protects employees from retaliation.
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