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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY MELLOW, KITCHEN, FONTANA, HUGHES, TARTAGLIONE, FERLO, WASHINGTON, COSTA, WILLIAMS, BOSCOLA, STACK AND STOUT, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), |
2 | entitled, as amended, "An act prohibiting certain practices |
3 | of discrimination because of race, color, religious creed, |
4 | ancestry, age or national origin by employers, employment |
5 | agencies, labor organizations and others as herein defined; |
6 | creating the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in the |
7 | Governor's Office; defining its functions, powers and duties; |
8 | providing for procedure and enforcement; providing for |
9 | formulation of an educational program to prevent prejudice; |
10 | providing for judicial review and enforcement and imposing |
11 | penalties," further providing for the definition of |
12 | "employer." |
13 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
14 | hereby enacts as follows: |
15 | Section 1. Section 4(b) of the act of October 27, 1955 |
16 | (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations |
17 | Act, amended December 20, 1991 (P.L.414, No.51), is amended to |
18 | read: |
19 | Section 4. Definitions.--As used in this act unless a |
20 | different meaning clearly appears from the context: |
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22 | (b) The term "employer" includes the Commonwealth or any |
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1 | political subdivision or board, department, commission or school |
2 | district thereof and any person employing [four] one or more |
3 | persons within the Commonwealth, but except as hereinafter |
4 | provided, does not include religious, fraternal, charitable or |
5 | sectarian corporations or associations, except such corporations |
6 | or associations supported, in whole or in part, by governmental |
7 | appropriations. The term "employer" with respect to |
8 | discriminatory practices based on race, color, age, sex, |
9 | national origin or non-job related handicap or disability, |
10 | includes religious, fraternal, charitable and sectarian |
11 | corporations and associations employing [four] one or more |
12 | persons within the Commonwealth. |
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14 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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