A
new Philadelphia Ordinance entitled “Entitlement to Leave
Due to Domestic or Sexual Violence” took effect on January
5, 2009, amending the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance.
The
new law requires employers in the city to give unpaid leave to
employees who are victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or
stalking, or their qualifying family or household members.
Employers
with fewer than fifty employees must provide up to four (4) weeks
of unpaid leave annually to eligible employees, while employers
with fifty or more employees must provide up to eight (8) weeks
of unpaid leave to eligible employees in a 12-month period.
Please
contact Fern
Powers, PHR, at 215-563-5520for further assistance on this
matter.
