The Philadelphia City Council recently passed a third iteration of the Public Health Emergency Leave law that will guarantee up to forty hours of paid sick leave for Philadelphia employees to recover from COVID-19 or avoid exposing others, to care for a family member with COVID-19 or who exhibits symptoms that might jeopardize the health of others, to care for a child whose school or place of care has closed due to COVID-19, or to take time off to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot (and address any side effects related to such vaccination).
Which employers are impacted?
The requirements of the bill apply to any employer with at least twenty-five employees. An “employee” is defined as “an individual (i) working for [an] [e]mployer within Philadelphia after the effective date of [the] Ordinance, (ii) who normally works for that [e]mployer within the City of Philadelphia but is currently teleworking from any other location as a result of COVID-19, or (iii) [who] works for that [e]mployer from multiple locations or from mobile locations, provided that 51% or more of such employee’s time is present within the City of Philadelphia.” The bill covers all employees who are expected to physically report to their jobs.
When does the leave begin to accrue?
Leave begins to accrue immediately after the bill is signed into law. In other words, there is no waiting period or accrual requirements.
How much leave must be provided?
If an employee works forty or more hours per week, he...
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