Fair Treatment for All Workers Act

Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions,” by revising Chapter 9-4100, entitled “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces,” Chapter 9-4300, entitled “Wage Theft Complaints,” and Chapter 9-4500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Protections for Domestic Workers,” and by adding new chapters, entitled “Protecting Victims of Retaliation” and “Enforcement of Worker Protection Ordinances,” to add and revise definitions; remove provisions related to the wage theft coordinator; add requirements and remedies related to written contracts, meal times and breaks, leave time, contract termination, and other protections for domestic workers; establish for claims of retaliation under above-referenced chapters and Chapter 9- 4700 of The Philadelphia Code (“Wrongful Discharge from Parking Employment”) the elements of proof and procedures, remedies and penalties for enforcement; authorize creation of a worker justice fund for victims of retaliation; add requirements for employer record keeping and provision of notice of employee rights under above-referenced chapters and Chapter 9-4700; revise and clarify procedures, remedies and penalties associated with administrative and civil enforcement under above-referenced chapters and Chapter 9-4700; provide for annual reporting to Council on enforcement of the City’s worker protection laws, including information regarding noncompliant employers; authorize revocation of City licenses and contracts awarded to employers found in violation of the City’s worker protection laws; authorize visa and deferred action certification on behalf of immigrant workers; and make related technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.