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Philadelphia committee adopts amendment and advances bill to protect workers from discrimination tied to menstruation, perimenopause and menopause
Summary
Philadelphia City Council's Public Health and Human Services Committee adopted an amendment to bill 250,849 and voted to report the measure favorably, directing it for first reading at the next council session; the bill would add explicit protections and require reasonable workplace accommodations for menstruation, perimenopause and menopause.
Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Public Health and Human Services on Monday heard hours of expert and community testimony, adopted an amendment and voted to report bill 250,849 favorably to the full Council with a request to suspend rules so the measure can receive first reading at the next session.
The measure, as explained by Chairperson Councilmember Ahmad, would amend Chapter 9-1100 of the Philadelphia Code to add explicit protections against discrimination "on the basis of menstruation, perimenopause and menopause" and to require employers to consider reasonable accommodations. "No one should have to choose between their health and their paycheck," Ahmad said in opening remarks, arguing the change would reduce stigma and address disparities that often affect Black and Latina workers and hourly or uniformed employees.
Supporters framed the bill as a practical, low-cost workplace reform. Dr. Robin Fay, co-director of the menopause program at Jefferson Health, told…
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