Friday, May 6, 2016

Does My Pennsylvania City, County, Township or Borough Have Any Discrimination Laws Protecting Employees?

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How Many Cities, Boroughs, Counties and Townships in Pennsylvania Have Laws that Make it Illegal to Discriminate Against Workers Because of Their Sexual Preference or Identity, Race, Gender or Other Protected Characteristic?

The answer may surprise you - as of today there are 30 cities, boroughs, townships or counties in Pennsylvania that have anti-discrimination statutes.

Here is a List of the 30 Cities and Townships In Pennsylvania That Make it Illegal for Employers to Engage in Illegal Discrimination or Retaliation Against Employees Working in Pennsylvania


Pennsylvania Townships that Prohibit Illegal Discrimination or Retaliation in the Workplace:

Abington Township has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Allegheny County 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Allentown, Pa. 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Bethlehem, 
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Cheltenham Township 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Doylestown, 
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

East Norriton
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Easton
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Erie County 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Harrisburg
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Hatboro
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Haverford Township 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Jenkintown Borough 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Lansdowne Borough 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Lower Marion Township 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

New Hope Borough 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Newton Borough 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Philadelphia
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Pittsburgh
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Pittston
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Scranton
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Reading
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Springfield Township 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

State College Borough 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Susquehanna Township 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Swarthmore
Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Upper Merion Township 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

West Chester Borough 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

Whitemarsh Township 
has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination

York
Pa. Pa. has an ordinance or law prohibiting employment discrimination 

How Many Cities, Counties, Townships, Boroughs or Villages in the United States of America Have Laws That Make it Illegal for Companies to Discriminate Against Workers Because of the Employee's Age, Sex, Race, National Origin, Disability or Gender?

According to the Human Rights Campaign, as of January 2015, no less than 255 cities, counties, etc. had laws prohibiting discrimination based upon age, sex, race, etc.

What is the Difference Between Federal Employment Laws That Protect Workers and State or City Laws That Make it Illegal for Employers to Discriminate Against Employees?  

State, city and other municipal anti-discrimination laws MUST provide AT LEAST the same amount of protection to workers as their federal brethren.

However, states and municipalities are permitted to provide GREATER protection than authorized under federal laws. In fact, that is one of the main reasons (maintaining autonomy being the other), that state and local governments enact such companion laws.

An excellent example of that principle is evident from an examination of Philadelphia's Fair Practices Ordinance.

Philadelphia's Fair Practices Ordinance Makes Workplace Discrimination Based Upon Sexual Preference or Gender Identity Illegal


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Philadelphia's Fair Practices Ordinance is one of the strongest anti-discrimination statutes in the nation.  It prohibits discrimination by Philadelphia employers because of an employee's sexual orientation (i.e. being gay) or gender identification (i.e. transsexual).

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Philadelphia Workers

In this respect, it differs from its federal counterpart, Title VII, and its state comparator, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, neither of which provide protection to gay or transgender workers.

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