Official:Adding a new Chapter 9-5400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Retention of Hotel Workers,” to require that hotel employees receive notice of changes in hotel ownership or control, and providing related employment protections, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Thomas
Introduced: October 15, 2020
Signed: December 10, 2020
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires hotels in Philadelphia to notify employees of ownership or control changes and provides employment protections for affected workers.
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