Paid Sick Leave Back On The Agenda
Essentially the same bill passed in 2011 by a 9-8 margin, but Mayor Nutter promptly vetoed it. An election since has brought six new members on Council, shuffling the count.
Paid Sick Leave Back On The Agenda
The paid sick leave bill is being introduced in Council again this morning with eight sponsors. That means Councilman William K. Greenlee, the prime sponsor, needs the support of just one more colleague to pass the contentious bill, and four more to reach a veto-proof margin.
Essentially the same bill passed in 2011 by a 9-8 margin, but Mayor Nutter promptly vetoed it. An election since has brought six new members on Council, shuffling the count.
At a news conference this morning before the first Council meeting of the year, Greenlee said he was confident he could pass the measure, which would require businesses to provide paid sick leave to employees, with a veto-proof margin.
“I know it’s not going to be easy,” he said.
Businesses, particularly many small businesses and restaurants, have fought the measure as a costly “unfunded mandate” from the city. Joe Grace, from the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, said this morning that he has discussed with Greenlee the possibility of making the law voluntary and providing tax incentives to businesses that give paid sick leave.
“Everyone agrees there’s a cost to this,” he said. “The question is who should bear that cost.”
Greenlee said he was hesitant to adopt that strategy because it would rob the city treasury and be unfair to businesses that provide sick leave now “because it’s the right thing to do.”
“And now you start giving incentives to businesses that are only doing because they are incentivized?” he asked.
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Democrats just can't leave anything alone. If it stands still long enough, Democrats demonize it, tax it, and regulate it to death. Totalitarian megalomania at its finest.— Barbouze- This bill needs to pass!— Ben Fan
- And YOU need to pay for it! — Genghis
- Would the last small company leaving the city please turn the lights out? If nothing else, it causes small business not to expand and to stay below a certain number of employees. Outsource the rest.— TonyMarino
- Paid time off for all. Vac, sick and holidays are so last century.— The Monk
Greenlee is the anti-cyclist Councilma-At-Large— Earl J- how come telling other people how to spend their money is the mandate of govt? The right thing to do, shows no understanding of how small business will be impacted... more liberal over reach— stevejones
- Liberalism is a disease that is eating our once great city from the inside. When are these people going to stop? Is it their goal to make Philly the #1, undisputed, WORST business friendly city in the country?— psyrus
- Nah, we just like annoying you and the rest of your malcontent ilk. — wb2nd
- Beep, beep, beep--- that's the sound of small businesses leaving the city...Dems continually telling others how to spend their own money.— jcc1960
- Welcome to State run everything. You no longer control your own business or life. The left is much smarter than you and can do it better. It's no longer about equal opportunity. It's all about equal outcome.— hawk
- Philly Councilman needs one more vote to drive businesses out of city....fixed it for ya!— jimmymack
- If you want paid sick days then work for a company that provides it. If you don't like minimum wage, then find a job that pays more. I grew up dirt poor and made some bad decisions but I took responsibility for myself. My employers don't owe me anything except to what we both agreed to prior to my employment.— Niko
- If you want paid sick days then work for a company that provides it. If you don't like minimum wage, then find a job that pays more. I grew up dirt poor and made some bad decisions but I took responsibility for myself. My employers don't owe me anything except to what we both agreed to prior to my employment.— Niko
- Boy the deadbeat has no problem spending other people's money.
Why not wait and see if there are any small business left after
Paying for another ballon,,,,the wonderful obumacare bill.
Aren't you glad u voted for this cheapskate.....— frank1121
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