As Philadelphia continued to grapple with the pandemic, both City Council and the Kenney administration implemented policies and ordinances that will impact several industries. Below is a summary of the major policy changes that will alter the way businesses operate.
February 2021: City Council passed a bill that required businesses with 50 or more employees to provide paid leave for employees who contract or care for someone who has COVID-19. It expired with the end of Governor Wolf’s pandemic emergency mandate and is no longer in effect.
December 2021: Vaccine mandate for indoor dining was announced and it began on January 3, 2022.
May 2021: Councilmember Johnson introduced legislation that allowed certain contract workers at the Philadelphia International Airport to receive up to $15.06 an hour, a $4.54 hourly wage supplement that enables workers to obtain health insurance and up to 56 hours of annual paid sick leave. The bill passed in July.
September 2021: Council Majority Leader Parker introduced legislation that would make a 15 percent cap on delivery fees enacted earlier in the pandemic a permanent feature of Philadelphia law. It was passed by City Council in December.
December 2021: City Council approved permanent outdoor dining for select areas of Philadelphia.
May 2021: City Council approved issuing $400 million in bonds for the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative, which is...
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