Official:Amending various chapters of the Philadelphia Code to amend the definitions of certain terms, and provide protections for persons affected by coercive control, including in the context of employment discrimination, employment leave, and housing protections, and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Brooks
Introduced: March 25, 2021
Signed: April 29, 2021
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill adds protections for people experiencing coercive control to Philadelphia's laws on employment discrimination, employment leave, and housing.
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