The City of Brotherly Love will be showing some love for the area commuters and more disdain for small business owners now that Mayor Jim Kenney has signed the new Employee Commuter Transit Benefit Program into law. The initiative, passed by the Philadelphia City Council just one month ago requires covered employers (50 or more…
Read More »With another lawsuit pending (yet again) on a new law enacted in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced that the city will delay enforcement of the ban on salary history questions in employment interviews until the courts provide some clarity. The ordinance, which was unanimously passed by the City Council in…
Read More »In an action that had been anticipated for several weeks, the American Beverage Association, joined by several Philadelphia residents, filed suit against the city of Philadelphia challenging the legality of the recently enacted soda tax. The suit contends that imposition of the new tax, 1.5 cents per ounce, is preempted by the state sales tax…
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