Amendments to Philadelphia’s “Ban the Box” legislation, the Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards, were signed into law.  

Pennsylvania has joined the growing list of states legalizing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. On April 17, 2016, Pennsylvania enacted its Medical Marijuana Act (the “Act”) and, although the law took effect on May 17, 2016, the State’s Department of Health must now go through the process of creating and implementing a regulatory program before its constituents can begin dispensing and using medical marijuana.

On May 23, 2017, the City of Philadelphia becomes one of the rare jurisdictions to prohibit employers from asking about or relying on—subject to limited exceptions-- a prospective employee’s wage history in setting employee compensation and benefits.