Definitions.
Philadelphia Code § 9-6601
in effect§ 9-6601. Definitions.
(1) Enforcement Agency means the Office of Worker Protections, within the Department of Labor, or any other agency designated by the Mayor to enforce the Worker Protection Ordinances.
(2) Complainant means the worker, or an entity on behalf of a worker, which has filed a complaint with the Enforcement Agency regarding suspected violation of a Worker Protection Ordinance.
(3) Determination means the written findings and decision of the Enforcement Agency following investigation of a complaint alleging violations of a Worker Protection Ordinance.
(4) Employer means any individual, corporation, association, partnership, or business trust, or any group of persons, or a successor thereof that contracts with a worker to perform labor. An employer includes any “employer” as defined under Sections 9-4103, 9-4301, 9-4601, any “hiring entity” as defined by Section 9-4501, or any “parking employer” as defined by Section 9-4701.
(5) Parties means the Complainant and the Respondent.
(6) Respondent means the person or entity against whom a complaint alleging violation of any Worker Protection Ordinance has been filed.
(7) Worker means any person who has performed labor, including anyone who meets the definition of a domestic worker as defined by Section 9-4501, an “employee” as defined by Sections 9-4103, 9-4301, and 9-4601, “parking employee” as defined by Section 9-4701, or “worker” as defined by Section 9-6501.
(8) Worker Protection Ordinance means any of the following Chapters of The Philadelphia Code: Chapter 9-4100 (Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces); Chapter 9-4300 (Wage Theft Complaints); Chapter 9-4500 (Protections for Domestic Workers); Chapter 9-4600 (Fair Workweek Employment Standards); Chapter 9-4700 (Wrongful Discharge from Parking Employment), and Chapter 9-6500 (Protecting Victims of Retaliation), collectively referred to as the “Worker Protection Ordinances.”
Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-307555Fetched: 10/27/2026