{"id":"MET-PHL-028","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (City Council)","state":"PA","metro":"PHL","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor)","authority":"Philadelphia Home Rule Charter; The Philadelphia Code, Title 9, new Chapter 9-5000","instrument":"Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000)","title":"An Ordinance amending The Philadelphia Code to add a new Chapter, entitled \u0027Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order,\u0027 to provide workplace protections in emergency health orders and regulations, provide protections for employees against retaliatory actions...","dateIssued":"2020-07-13","effective":"Upon enactment (June-July 2020)","end":"Tied to COVID-19 public health orders of the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health; in force while such orders existed","startDate":"2020-07-13","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","OTHER"],"addressees":["every Employer in the City, including staffing and temporary-service agencies","employees"],"clause":"COVID-19 public health order. An order or regulation issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health or the Philadelphia Department of Public Health related to the 2019 novel coronavirus (\u0027COVID-19\u0027). Unsafe condition. A condition that violates a COVID-19 public health order. Section 9-5002. Compliance with COVID-19 public Health Orders. (1) Employers shall comply with all applicable requirements of COVID-19 public health orders addressing safe workplace practices to mitigate the risks associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus (\u0027COVID-19\u0027). Section 9-5003. Protection from Unsafe Conditions. (1) No employer shall take any adverse employment action against an employee for refusing to [work under unsafe conditions]...","enforcement":"Department of Labor enforcement; private remedies under Chapter 9-5000","functions":["HR employment practices","EMP compliance duty with every COVID-19 health order","WF employee refusal rights"],"notes":"Converts every State and City COVID-19 health order into an employer compliance duty enforceable by the City\u0027s Department of Labor and protects refusals to work in violation of them; the definition of \u0027Employer\u0027 reaches staffing agencies","sourceUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/media/20200713153901/COVID-19-emergency-health-order-employee-protections.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":19487,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-PHL","url":"/library/MET-PHL-028","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-PHL-028","citation":"Council of the City of Philadelphia (Bill No. 200328, as amended June 12, 2020; signed by the Mayor), Bill No. 200328: Employee Protections in Connection with COVID-19 Emergency Health Order (Philadelphia Code Chapter 9-5000) (July 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-028)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":[]}