Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,” by adding a new Chapter 9-4700, to prohibit employers from requiring prospective employees to undergo testing for the presence of marijuana as a condition of employment, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: November 12, 2020
Signed: April 22, 2021
: Committee on Labor and Civil Service
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill makes it illegal for most employers in Philadelphia to require job applicants to take a marijuana test as part of the hiring process. There are some exceptions, such as for police officers and jobs that involve working with children or driving commercial vehicles.
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