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TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE 2. CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION
TITLE 3. AIR MANAGEMENT CODE
TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE
TITLE 4.1. ELECTRICAL CODE
TITLE 4.2. PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE
TITLE 5. FIRE PREVENTION CODE
TITLE 6. HEALTH CODE
TITLE 7. HOUSING CODE
TITLE 8. PLUMBING CODE
TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BUSINESSES, TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
CHAPTER 9-100. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 9-200. COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES ON STREETS
CHAPTER 9-300. COMMUNICATION
CHAPTER 9-400. CARRIERS
CHAPTER 9-500. BOILERS, FUEL, HEAT AND REFRIGERATION
CHAPTER 9-600. SERVICE AND OTHER BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 9-700. AMUSEMENT BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 9-800. LANDLORD AND TENANT
CHAPTER 9-900. PROFESSIONS
CHAPTER 9-1000. TRADES
CHAPTER 9-1100. FAIR PRACTICES ORDINANCE: PROTECTIONS AGAINST UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION
CHAPTER 9-1200. CONDOMINIUM AND COOPERATIVE CONVERSIONS
CHAPTER 9-1300. INSPECTION BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 9-1400. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
CHAPTER 9-1500. NOTIFICATION OF INTENTION TO CLOSE OR RELOCATE OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 9-1600. PROHIBITION AGAINST UNLAWFUL EVICTION PRACTICES
CHAPTER 9-1700. REQUIRED POLICY FOR EMPLOYERS WITHIN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA REGARDING ASPECTS OF TRANSMISSION OF HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
CHAPTER 9-1800. PROTECTING PHILADELPHIA'S RESTAURANTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
CHAPTER 9-1900. FIRE INSURANCE ESCROW ACCOUNTS: MUNICIPAL CERTIFICATE REQUIRED PRIOR TO PAYMENT OF FIRE LOSS CLAIMS
CHAPTER 9-2000. SALE OF MALT OR BREWED BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 9-2100. CIGARETTE VENDING MACHINES
CHAPTER 9-2200. EXPEDITERS
CHAPTER 9-2300. PROTECTION OF DISPLACED SERVICE EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 9-2400. PROHIBITION AGAINST PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES
CHAPTER 9-2500. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM WORKERS
CHAPTER 9-2600. PLANNED EVENT PERMITS
CHAPTER 9-2700. SALES OF ALCOHOL; VERIFICATION OF AGE
CHAPTER 9-2800. UNIVERSITIES, PROPERTY OWNERS OR MANAGERS AND STUDENTS
CHAPTER 9-2900. TAKE-OUT SALE OF MALT AND BREWED BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 9-3000. SHEET METAL TECHNICIAN
CHAPTER 9-3100. USE OF MERCURY IN DENTISTRY
CHAPTER 9-3200. ENTITLEMENT TO LEAVE DUE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING
CHAPTER 9-3300. USE AND INSPECTION OF TOWER AND MOBILE CRANES IN CONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER 9-3400. ENERGY CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 9-3500. FAIR CRIMINAL RECORD SCREENING STANDARDS
CHAPTER 9-3600. AGENTS AND SHERIFF'S SALES
CHAPTER 9-3700. BOUNCERS
CHAPTER 9-3800. ELECTRIC FENCES
CHAPTER 9-3900. PROPERTY LICENSES AND OWNER ACCOUNTABILITY
CHAPTER 9-4000. AUTOMATED PURCHASING MACHINES
CHAPTER 9-4100. PROMOTING HEALTHY FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES
CHAPTER 9-4200. DONATION BINS
CHAPTER 9-4300. WAGE THEFT COMPLAINTS
CHAPTER 9-4400. RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 9-4500. PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS
CHAPTER 9-4600. FAIR WORKWEEK EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
CHAPTER 9-4700. WRONGFUL DISCHARGE FROM PARKING EMPLOYMENT
CHAPTER 9-4800. RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING BED BUG INFESTATION
CHAPTER 9-4900. PROHIBITION ON USE OF CERTAIN BAGS BY RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 9-5000. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH COVID-19 EMERGENCY HEALTH ORDER
CHAPTER 9-5100. FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES
CHAPTER 9-5200. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WHOLESALERS
CHAPTER 9-5300. TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY WORKER RECALL AND RETENTION
CHAPTER 9-5400. RETENTION OF HOTEL WORKERS
CHAPTER 9-5500. PROHIBITION ON TESTING FOR MARIJUANA AS A CONDITION FOR EMPLOYMENT
CHAPTER 9-5600. WORKFORCE AND CAREER PATHWAYS INFORMATION SHEET
CHAPTER 9-5700. LEASING OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
CHAPTER 9-5800. TANGLED TITLE DISCLOSURE
CHAPTER 9-5900. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN GAMING AND SKILL-BASED DEVICES
CHAPTER 9-6000. EMPLOYEE COMMUTER TRANSIT BENEFIT PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 9-6100. MOTOR VEHICLE SALVAGING, DISMANTLING, RECYCLING, OR REPAIRING
CHAPTER 9-6200. TRESPASSING IN RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
CHAPTER 9-6300. CONSUMER PROTECTION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 9-6400. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
TITLE 11. STREETS
TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE 13. WATER AND SEWER
TITLE 14. ZONING AND PLANNING
TITLE 15. PARKS AND RECREATION
TITLE 16. PUBLIC PROPERTY
TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
TITLE 18. COMMERCE AND AVIATION
TITLE 19. FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS
TITLE 20. OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
TITLE 21. MISCELLANEOUS
TITLE 22. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT CODE
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§ 9-3207. Prohibited Acts.
   (1)   Interference with rights.
      (a)   Exercise of rights. It shall be unlawful for any employer to interfere with, restrain, or deny the exercise of or the attempt to exercise any right provided under this Chapter.
      (b)   Employer discrimination. It shall be unlawful for any employer to discharge or harass any individual, or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment of the individual (including retaliation in any form or manner) because the individual:
         (.1)   exercised any right provided under this Chapter; or
         (.2)   opposed any practice made unlawful by this Chapter.
   (2)   Interference with proceedings or inquiries. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or in any other manner discriminate (as described in subsection (1)(b)) against any individual because such individual:
      (a)   has filed any charge, or has instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this Chapter;
      (b)   has given, or is about to give, any information in connection with any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under this Chapter; or
      (c)   has testified, or is about to testify, in any inquiry or proceeding relating to any right provided under this Chapter.
§ 9-3208. Existing Leave Usable for Addressing Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, or Stalking.
   An employee who is entitled to take paid or unpaid leave (including family, medical, sick, annual, personal, or similar leave) from employment, pursuant to federal, state, or local law, a collective bargaining agreement, or an employment benefits program or plan, may elect to substitute any period of such leave for an equivalent period of leave provided under Section 9-3202. If an employee exercises his or her rights to substitute other categories of leave time under this Section, the amount of such substituted leave taken by said employee shall be subtracted from the leave time said employee is entitled to under Section 9-3202.
§ 9-3209. Notification.
   Every employer in the City shall post and keep posted, in conspicuous places on the premises of the employer where notices to employees are customarily posted and on the employer's public and internal websites, if such exist, in locations where employment related notices are customarily posted online, a notice, to be prepared or approved by the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, summarizing the requirements of this Chapter and information pertaining to the filing of a charge. The notice shall include the contact information of organizations which provide free assistance to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, and shall encourage employees to seek assistance from such organizations in complying with the terms of this Chapter. The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations shall furnish copies of summaries and rules to employers upon request without charge and shall publish these documents on the City's official website.
§ 9-3210. Effect on Other Laws and Employment Benefits.
   (1)   More protective laws, agreements, programs and plans. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to supersede any provision of any federal, state, or local law, collective bargaining agreement, or employment benefits program or plan that provides:
      (a)   greater leave benefits for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking than the rights established under this Chapter; or
      (b)   leave benefits for a larger population of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking (as defined in such law, agreement, program or plan) than the victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking covered under this Chapter.
   (2)   Less protective laws, agreements, programs and plans. The rights established for employees who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and employees with a family or household member who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking under this Chapter shall not be diminished by any federal, state or local law, collective bargaining agreement or employment benefits program or plan.