Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance

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Philadelphia’s Mayor Nutter recently signed the Breastfeeding Accommodation Bill, Number 130922, an extension of the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance. It is effective immediately. Businesses with one (1) or more employees are now required to provide reasonable accommodations for female employees who need to pump breast milk.  Reasonable accommodation includes providing unpaid break time or allowing Read more

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Effective April 20, 2014, all employers in the City of Philadelphia are required to provide written notice of the recently enacted Pregnancy Accommodation Rights Law. This notice must be provided to new employees at commencement of employment.  Ideally, the notice would be included in an employee handbook or other form of hiring package. As for Read more

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In the first part of 2014, Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael Nutter enacted amendments to the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance. The amendments further strengthen the ordinance making it unlawful for employers to discriminate based on pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. Additionally, employers are required to provide pregnant employees with reasonable accommodations such as restroom breaks and Read more