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From YouTube: Committee on Public Health and Human Services 6-120-2020
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The Committee on Public Health and Human Services of the Council of the City of Philadelphia held a Public Hearing on Friday, June 12, 2020, at 9:30 AM, in a remote manner using Microsoft® Teams to hear testimony on the following item:
200306 An Ordinance amending Chapter 9 4100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Promoting Healthy Families and Workplaces,” by adding new definitions and requirements to ensure that certain health care employees are compensated for lost wages and medical expenses in the event they contract a communicable disease at work during a pandemic or epidemic event, all under certain terms and conditions.
A
Good
morning,
I
understand
that
state
law
currently
requires
that
the
following
announcement
be
made
at
the
beginning
of
every
one,
no
public
hearing
as
follows.
Due
to
the
current
public
health
emergency
City
Council
committees
are
currently
meeting
remotely.
We
are
using
Microsoft
teams
to
make
these
remote
here
as
possible
as
structures
for
health.
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public
may
view
and
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hearing
and
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public
hearing
notices
that
are
published
in
The,
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News,
The,
Enquirer
and
illegal
intelligence
here
prior
to
the
hearing.
A
It
can
also
be
found.
Ph
Elcom
I
now
know
that
the
hour
has
come.
Will
you
please
call
the
roll
to
take
attendance
members
that
are
in
attendance?
Will
please
indicate
that
you
are
present
when
your
name
is
called
also.
Please
say
a
few
brief
words
for
responding
so
that
your
image
will
be
displayed
on
screen.
B
A
A
We
use
the
chat
feature
available
in
Microsoft
teams
through
our
members
to
signify
that
they
wish
to
be
recognized
in
order
to
comply
with
the
Sunshine
Act.
The
chat
feature
must
only
be
used
before
we
begin
a
call.
The
first
panel
or
witnesses
believe
that
the
bill
sponsor
councilman
overbite
to
make
comments
chair,
recognizes
councilman
Oh.
F
A
G
G
Frankly,
I
was
shocked
when
we
began
to
deal
with
this
pandemic
here
in
Philadelphia
Koch
at
19
and
was
like
many
of
us.
I
was
talking
to
a
friend
and
she
began
to
tell
me
what
was
upsetting
her.
In
fact,
I
think
she
called
me
not
looking
for
help
as
a
legislator.
Just
talking
as
a
friend
she's,
a
nurse
I
knew
that
what
I
didn't
know
is
she's
a
per
diem
nurse
she's.
A
full
nurse
I,
didn't
know
that
there
were
so
many
of
them.
I
didn't
know,
was
commonly
the
profession.
G
But
at
the
same
time
she
has
young
children
and
she
cannot
afford
to
be
out
of
work
without
wages
having
to
pay
for
her
own
medical
expenses,
not
being
able
to
pay
for
her
health
insurance
premiums
and
I
was
surprised
to
hear
that,
and
for
those
who
have
told
me
things
like,
though
they
have
workers
compensation.
Here
is
the
problem.
G
If
there's
an
emergency
in
Philadelphia
like
an
earthquake,
let's
say
or
a
hurricane,
you
know
people
go
to
the
hospital
and
the
nurses
and
health
care
staff
they
treat
them,
but
they're
not
going
to
catch
a
broken
bone.
But
when
we're
dealing
with
a
highly
communicable
disease,
a
virus
like
Ovid
19
and
they
are
in
the
hospital
with
the
most
sick
patients
intubated
putting
tubes
in.
G
Despite
her,
you
know,
reusing
masks
and
all
that
kind
of
thing
there
at
great
risk,
and
the
issue
is
that
if
she
gets
sick
and
anyone
in
her
situation
will
she
be
covered
because
she
she
she
will
not
get
covered
for
what
lost
wages
and
the
issue
is:
did
she
get
it
khoka
19
out
on
the
street,
or
did
she
get
in
the
hospital?
Because
because
you
could
get
it
anywhere
and
how
long
will
she
be
out?
Like
you
get
symptoms,
you
may
be
asymptomatic
and
have
covered
19.
So
you
need
isolation.
G
G
We've
had
most
of
our
death
have
have
occurred
in
senior
nursing
homes
and
for
people
who
aren't
covered.
They
don't
want
to
come
to
work
or
they're
weighing
not
come
coming
to
work.
There
are
lots
of
people
who,
if
they
flood
our
healthcare
system,
eventually
will
not
be
able
to
be
treated,
and
so
this
is
a
small
thing,
but
I
think
a
very
important
thing
and
I've
spoken
with
different
people
and
I
know
from
reading
the
testimony
and
I'll
put
this
on
our
deputy
mayor,
rich
laser.
That
he's
he
says.
G
Well,
let's,
let's
on
it
to
me,
I
would
say
this
when
someone
is
calling
out
for
a
server.
The
answer
is
not.
It
needs
some
new
paint
and
a
new
rope
throw
the
life
preserver,
because
if
we
pass
this
out
of
committee,
we
voted
out
of
committee
today
and
wave
first
reading.
We
can
put
it
on
the
floor
and
possibly
pass
a
law
before
this
time
is
over.
If
not,
we
will
be
going
into
September
and
I,
don't
know
because
people
are
our
health
care,
workers
need
protections
now.
G
There
are
other
solutions
and
I
know
in
particular,
councilmember
Kendra
Brooks
has
a
bill
that
she's
put
I,
think
it's
it's.
It's
very
well
supported
much
broader
than
mine
and
my
point:
it's
not
either/or
you
can
have
both
and
if
another
bill
comes
out
that
supersedes
my
bill.
That's
fine,
but
I
would
say
that
the
issue
is
to
get
this.
G
A
E
E
Safe
and
we
need
to
keep
the
public
at
large
safe,
so
you
know
I,
think
council,
never
all
for
the
work
that
he's
done
with
this
bill
and
I.
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
bringing
both
bills
together,
but
I
do
feel
that
we
need
to
think
about
how
we're
both
these
bills
at
the
same
time
and
make
sure
that
we're,
including
more
philadelphians
or
as
many
Philadelphia's
as
possible
in
the
event
of
a
resurgent.
C
Statements
I
understand
the
perspective
that
both
people
have
provided
in
reference
to
legislation.
They
put
forth
that
same
coin.
This
legislation
is
before
us
now.
I
actually
was
not
going
to
speak
on
this
bill
and
just
we're
going
to
listen
to
testimony
on
the
various
people
that
were
testifying.
I
also
saw
Comoros
amendment
this
morning.
I
wanted
to
ask
additional
questions
to
the
administration,
whether
they
are.
What
about
the
bill
now
and
Rapids
to
the
amendment
but
as
I
started
to
think
about
his
legislation.
B
I
know
that
the
council
member
has
a
bill
before
this
committee.
Councilmember
books
has
a
bill
before
the
committee
and
it
would
be
helpful
just
to
have
had
a
little
more
time
to
review
and
see
if
we
can
match
those
bills
up,
so
that
we
craft
the
best
piece
of
legislation
and
not
a
hasty
piece
of
legislation.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
committee,
for
that,
and
I
will
also
be
looking
forward
to
public
testimony
on
this
issue,
particularly
for
my
labor
advocates,
who
are
on
the
front
lines
of
this.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Thank.
A
H
H
D
G
Thank
you
very
much.
I
want
to
say
one
of
the
things
that
I
was
really
taken
aback
by
was
that
about
thirty
five
nurses
and
health
care
workers
who
talked
about
the
lack
of
PPE,
who
talked
about
putting
a
surgical
mask
in
a
sandwich
bag
and
having
to
reuse
it
again
and
again
and
again
and
and
about
what
you
just
talked
about
the
fear
of
getting.
G
G
C
C
And
are
you
starting
to
see
an
increase
in
nursing,
especially
based
on
your
position
after
Americans
and
other
people
of
color,
reflected
on
friend
of
mine
from
college
who's?
Actually,
professor
nursing
up
in
New
York
was
from
Philadelphia,
where
the
girls
had
went
to
UVA
with
me
graduation
class,
and
then
she
not
to
go
nursing
and
got
a
master's
degree
in
nursing
from
Penn
and
now
teaches
in
New
York
and
back
her
daughter.
This
raise
a
grant
McHale
and
just
got
accepted
to
nursing
school.
So
that's
the
second
generation
of
african-american
nurses.
H
H
D
D
Because
money,
nevertheless,
from
my
experience
being
a
regular
full-time
nurse
and
working
as
it's
your
lenders,
PRN
nurses,
work,
is
very
challenging.
The
reasons
are
the
peel
and
there's
usually
receives
the
sickest
patients
around
the
unit.
They
do
not
know
the
other
nurses
they
are
working
with
and
the
do
not
have
the
team
support
during
the
shift.
Also,
these
nurses
are
the
nurses
that
usually
are
the
last
to
get
a
break
during
their
shift.
D
G
G
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
wanted
to
explain
that
the
friend
who
called
me-
and
she
is
in
that
90
percent
of
the
nursing
population.
She
is
a
young
Caucasian
woman
with
two
young
children
through
some
circumstances,
ended
up
for
a
long
time
being
the
sole
provider
for
her
for
her
family
has
a
huge
financial
debt
and
responsibility.
She
asked
me
if
I
would
read
her
testimony
in
I
know.
Her
personally
I
can
certainly
vouch
she's
a
real
person.
She
does
not
want
to
be
identified.
So
thank
you.
This
is
her
testimony.
G
Discovered
when
I
was
advocating
for
I
would
be
fired.
It's
an
easy
thing
that
have
happened
when
you're
a
nurse.
There
are
so
many
little
things
in
the
course
of
the
day
that
one
could
be
written
up
for
found
to
be
at
fault
for
that.
If
they
want
to
get
rid
of
you,
it's
pretty
darn
easy
to
do
so,
which
is
why
I
am
writing.
G
You
today
I'm
a
small
small
person
of
little
consequence
in
the
grand
scheme
of
it
all
I,
go
to
rock
and
collect
the
paycheck
to
support
my
family,
but
all
that
can
disappear
in
an
instant.
You
see,
I'm
an
employee,
but
an
employee
without
benefits
or
a
union
to
protect
me
I'm,
what's
referred
to
as
a
nurse.
G
For
a
12-hour
shift
and
if
the
hospital
needs
me
I
go
to
work,
if
they
don't
need
me,
they
cancel
me
and
I
don't
get
paid
as
long
as
things
run
smoothly.
There's
enough
work
for
me
to
support
my
family
and
the
hospital
benefits
by
having
someone
like
me
to
fill
in
when
they're
full-time
employees
are
out
sick
or
on
vacation.
G
One
day
later,
it
allows
me
to
work
around
taking
care
of
my
children
being
able
to
attend
meetings
at
their
school
without
having
to
scramble
for
daycare
and
babysitter's
to
watch
them,
while
I'm
at
work
on
nights,
holidays
and
weekends.
However,
what
happens
if
I
become
injured
at
work
and
can
no
longer
work
into
an
accident
or
illness?
That's
easy
right.
G
If
I
pull
out
my
back
trying
to
lift
a
patient
I
report,
a
combined
manager
and
the
medical
bills
are
handled
through
workers
compensation,
but
what
happens
if
I
contract
a
highly
communicable
disease
and
I
become
severely
even
hospitalized
or
works?
I
am
less
physically
deconditioned
and
unable
to
work
again
for
months
or
even
a
year.
I
have
no
disability
insurance.
Through
my
employer
no
way
to
pay
my
bills
or
the
insurance
premiums,
then
everything
begins
to
fall
apart.
G
If
I
was
a
relative,
a
relatively
rare
disease
like
men,
Janice
or
tuberculosis
I
could
reasonably
argue
that
it
was
contracted
at
work.
But
what
happens
when
it's?
It
is
deadly
disease
spreading
quickly
through
the
community,
like
wildfires,
through
Australia
I
work
in
critical
care
as
an
ICU
nurse
icon
of
the
city
when
it
comes
to
the
Khurana
virus.
Theoretically,
my
employer
tells
us
to
minimize
our
common
exposure
in
these
patient's
room,
but
that's
easier
said
than
done.
G
G
Breath
and
the
face
shield,
fogs
up
and
I
can't
see:
I
try
to
administer
medications
tend
to
patients
bodily
functions
and
the
machines
filing
or
filling
in
for
various
organs,
like
a
dialysis
or
respiratory
machine,
all
an
effort
to
keep
these
people
alive
many
times.
These
patients
are
already
intubated
using
a
ventilator
to
deliver
the
much-needed
oxygen
to
their
bodies,
but
sometimes
they
have
not
reached
that
point
yet,
and
that
is
scary
because
they
often
reach
that
point
very
soon,
and
that
is
one
of
the
most
dangerous
times
of
all.
G
When
caring
for
a
coded
positive
patient,
as
a
nurse
I'm
required
to
be
present
in
the
room
for
an
incubation
of
my
patient,
it's
really
really
like
something
out
of
the
movies
Anna.
Stealing
anesthesiology
shows
all
dressed
in
gowns
paprs,
but
only
one
enters
the
room
during
the
process
of
intimidation.
We
open
up
the
patients
in
a
way-
and
this
is
the
point
when
all
that
stuff
in
the
person's
Lampoon's
is
realized.
G
Creating
a
deadly
soon
whirling
through
the
air
around
me
in
a
small
cramped
room
I
have
to
stay
in
that
room,
even
after
the
others
have
left.
I
have
to
manage
sedation
and
patient
medication
to
Thompson
IVs
until
I
reach
the
appropriate
stage
where
the
patient
no
longer
is
aware,
but
is
still
able
to
have
a
beating
heart.
So
what
happens
if
I
can
attract
Co
good
19:00
did
I
get
at
the
grocery
store
or
did
I
get
it
at
work?
I
will
have
to
fight
for
workers
compensation
from
my
deathbed.
G
It
may
come
to
that.
We
all
like
to
believe
that
people
will
do
the
right
thing.
It's
what
keeps
us
going
most
of
the
time,
but
when
big
money
is
involved
and
insurance
premiums,
our
state,
it
isn't
always
clear
to
those
in
charge
of
what
the
right
thing
is
to
do.
Do
they
fess
up
and
acknowledge
this
work-related
injury,
or
do
they
do
what's
right
for
the
institution
and
the
bottom
line?
It
is
the
same
story
that
has
played
out
for
decades
in
this
country.
G
Often
it
takes
a
horrific
tragedy
like
the
fire
in
a
sewing
factory,
where
all
the
doors
are
locked
to
keep
the
workers
working.
There
may
not
be
that
monumental
moment
in
this
current
pandemic,
but
trust
me
it
will
be
played
out
over
and
over
in
single
tragedies
faced
by
individuals,
all
alone
against
the
powers
in
charge.
G
A
I
You,
my
name,
is
Stephanie
burrow
I'm,
a
nanny
in
Philadelphia
of
a
member
of
the
domestic
journalistic
PA
chapter,
and
we
are
members,
oh
listen
to
respect
every
worker.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
having
me
bill
number
two:
zero.
Zero.
Three
zero
six
by
councilmember,
oh,
is
insufficient.
In
its
expansion
of
the
Philadelphia
paid
sick
day
ordinance,
we
need
a
bill
that
supports
more
than
a
subset
of
healthcare
workers,
and
we
need
a
bill
that
includes
at
least
fourteen
days
of
paid
time
off
during
a
declared
pandemic
or
epidemic
event.
I
This
pandemic
has
revealed
shortcomings
in
Philadelphia's
paid
sick
day
ordinance,
as
well
as
our
statewide
and
federal
safety
nets,
as
is
thousands
of
workers
in
Philadelphia,
are
forced
to
decide
between
Public
Health
and
making
ends
meet.
This
is
cruel
and
unjust.
Today,
I
represent
my
nanny
and
home
care
worker
colleagues.
That
cannot
attend
the
committee
hearing
because
they
are
at
work
as
we
speak.
They
are
taking
care
of
your
children
and
the
children
of
these
health
care
workers
in
question.
We
do
the
work
that
makes
all
other
work
possible.
I
More
and
more
Philadelphians
are
waking
up
to
the
fact
that
the
mayor
and
many
in
City
Council
leave
behind
those
of
us
inflicted
by
poverty,
many
of
whom
are
black
and
brown.
This
is
reflected
not
only
in
the
city
budget
in
which
you
fund
the
police,
instead
of
our
public
schools,
arts
and
culture,
services
for
the
unhoused,
Parks
and
Rec,
and
the
public
health
office,
but
also
here
where
thousands
of
workers
continue
to
be
excluded
from
the
paid
sick
leave
ordinance
as
the
Committee
on
Public,
Health
and
Human
Services.
I
I
A
G
I
A
A
D
J
Hello
and
good
morning,
chairperson
bass
and
members
of
the
committee,
my
name
is
man
morning
and
I
am
here
on
behalf
of
the
deputy
mayor
for
labour,
rich
laser
I
appear
before
you
today
to
testify
in
opposition
of
bill
number
two:
zero:
zero:
three
zero.
Six,
as
we
understand
it,
bill
number
two:
zero,
zero.
Three
zero
six
would
amend:
chapter
nine,
forty
one
hundred
at
the
Philadelphia
Code
to
make
certain
health
care
employees
and
Hospital
pool
employees
eligible
for
compensation
for
lost
wages
and
medical
expenses.
J
In
the
event
they
contract
a
communicable
disease
during
a
pandemic
or
epidemic
event.
This
could
be
a
valuable
addition
to
our
law,
since
the
federal
cares
act
has
failed
to
provide
this
benefit
for
health
care
workers
who
risk
so
much
to
provide
care
during
koba
nineteen.
However,
too
many
health
care
workers
may
be
left
out
of
this
bill,
such
as
part-time
workers,
home
health
care
workers
and,
possibly
temporary
workers.
These
workers
overwhelmingly
lack
health
benefits
compared
to
their
full-time
counterparts,
who
do
the
same
work.
J
It
has
been
well-documented
that,
in
terms
of
health
impacts,
mortality
and
Economic
Security,
the
coded
nineteen
pandemic
has
had
a
disproportionate
impact
on
people
of
color
about
nine
and
ten
home
health
care.
Workers
are
women,
and
people
of
color
make
up
about
more
than
half
of
the
home
health
care
workforce.
While
some
employees
would
see
expanded
benefits,
many
would
not,
as
it
is
written
now.
Our
office
cannot
support
this
bill.
However,
we
are
open
to
working
with
counsel
to
bridge
some
of
those
gaps.
J
A
G
You
very
much
to
a
woman.
I
am
familiar
with
the
testimony.
Just
read:
I
read
it
last
tonight.
There
has,
however,
been
an
amendment
to
the
bill
which
includes
Union
wipers,
part-time
workers
and
home
health
care
workers
and
everyone
else
that
that's
a
health
care
worker.
You
know,
I
think
that
part
is
not
up-to-date.
G
G
I
got
that,
however,
you
know
kind
of
my
point
is
that
when
I
wrote
the
bill,
it
was
about
health
care
and
the
public
at
risk
in
a
in
a
pandemic
where
the
health
care
capacity
was
at
stake,
and
so
I've
made
the
amendments
as
it
was
brought
to
me
by
by
people,
you
know
to
say:
hey
you
forgot
about
these
people.
What
about
these
people,
and
so
I've
made
these
amendments
as
they
make
a
lot
of
sense
to
me.
What
does
it
make
sense
to
me?
G
Is
this
that
we
are
past
due
getting
this
done
and
to
say
that
we
are
going
to
forego
the
entire
summer
and
not
provide
health
care
workers
protection
so
that
we
can
improve
those
protections
later
and
introduce
protections
for
we
can
do
that
anyway,
and
so
what
I?
What
I'm,
not
clear
on,
is
why
it
is
a
like
kind
of
like
either-or
like
we
can
get
this
done
and
if
there
is
a
broader,
more
inclusive
bill.
G
That's
that's
another
matter,
and
and
and
if
that
passes,
that
will
supersede
my
bill,
but
to
say
that
we
should
not
deliver
these
protections
to
imply
and
I
hope.
This
isn't
true
that
the
mayor
is
going
to
veto
these
protections
through
the
months
of
July,
August
September
and
wherever
for
the
port,
for
this
very
large
group
of
people,
no
of
kovat
19,
that's
something
I,
don't
understand!
I
know
you
can't
answer
that.
It's
really
unfair.
J
That
we'd
be
happy
to
revisit
and
take
a
look
at
the
amendments
that
you're
talking
about
it's
possible
that
we
haven't
had
the
most
up-to-date
version
because,
like
in
Rich's
testimony,
we
are
happy
to
circle
back
and
work
with
Council
on
this
I.
Don't
think
it's
that
we're
either
or
right.
We
we
really
want
to
in
this
moment,
get
this
right,
because
it
is.
J
G
Okay,
so
so
I'll
conclude
with
this,
the
house
is
on
fire.
The
fire
engine
got
there.
While
the
house
is
burning
down
and
someone
says
we
can
get
a
better
fire
truck
if
we
go
back
and
work
on
it,
I'm
just
saying
that
may
be
true.
But
for
me
it's
a
timing.
Issue
like
we
cannot
go
back
and
work
on
something
only
because
we're
at
a
con.
G
If
this
isn't
voted
out
of
committee
today
and
then
waived
the
first
reading,
it
won't
be
voted
on
at
our
last
session,
which
means
the
entire
summer
there's
no
protection,
then
we
roll
into
September,
maybe
October,
and
then
you
have
to
do
regs.
You
have
to
go
through
all
that
for
something
that
is
really
really
very
expansive.
Once
you
get
outside
of
like
health
care,
you
start
going
into
lots
of
other
areas,
which
is
fine.
It's
a
whole
nother
bill.
G
B
Thank
you
so
much
madam
chair
and
thank
you
Miss
Jim
Koch,
all
your
work
and
upholding
labor
rights
and
labor
standards.
It's
been
a
real
pleasure
to
have
a
Department
of
Labor.
That
really
thinks
very
broadly
about
the
health
and
well-being
of
workers
across
the
board,
and
you
know
really
has
a
bold
view
and
vision
for
that.
So
I
just
wanted
to
open
by
thanking
that.
Have
you
had
discussions
with
the
bill
sponsor
about
enforcement
and
regulations
on
this
particular
bill?
We.
B
Do
you
have
a
sense
of
of
how
you
would
enforce
this
as
written
like?
Do
you
feel,
like
that's
clear,
I
mean
part
of
what
we
want
to
do
is
all
of
us
are.
We
are
all
working
under
a
sense
of
urgency.
We
are
all
working
under
a
sense
of
like
real
need
and
care
for
essential
workers,
especially
health
care
workers,
but
also
all
essential
workers,
including
many
of
whom
have
you
know,
put
their
lives
on
the
line
to
keep
our
city
in
a
party.
J
B
J
At
this
point,
I'm
not
sure
my
my
background
is
working
for
a
nurses.
Union
I
was
a
staff
attorney
and
staff
rep
for
PA's
nap,
and
some
of
the
anecdotal
knowledge
that
I
have
is
that
per
diem.
Nurses
tend
to
work
for
multiple
hospitals
in
order
to
get
there
close
to
40
hours,
and
we
can
be
able
to
manipulate
their
schedule.
B
J
J
Have
it
it
would
be
I'm
true
to
say
that
we
solved
all
of
them,
but
we
are
diligently
working
on
figuring
out
how
to
make
this
process
fast
enough
and
how
to
make
the
enforcement
of
it
as
effective
as
it
would
need
to
be
to
to
capture
the
health-related
like
the
way
that
sickness
moves
right.
We
it's
just
it's
faster
than
than
we
are,
so
we
are
trying
to
work
on
that
right
now.
Yeah.
B
So
you
so
you
can.
You
would
agree
that
this
is
a
pretty
complex
process
that
needs
some
thought
before
moving
on
the
legislation
and
has
like
needs
like
the
work
that
your
office
has
been
doing
on
understanding
paid
sick
leave,
how
it
works
across
different
institutions
and
the
complicated
nature
that
health
care
workers
may
have
when
they
work
for
multiple
employers.
Is
that
correct,
a
complex
process.
J
Being
being
on
the
front
lines,
and
during
this
pandemic
it
hasn't
just
been
the
people
on
my
team,
but
also
myself,
taking
phone
calls.
It's
really
disheartening
to
tell
workers
that
no,
in
fact
you
don't
get
this
because
of
a
technicality
or
no
actually
you're
miss
reading
this,
and
this
isn't
how
it
works.
People
are
desperate,
isn't
isn't
the
right
word,
but
it's
sort
of
escaping
me
right
now,
but
people
are
really
in
need
of
these
protections
and
to
get
on
the
phone
with
someone
who
might
just
miss
this,
because
we
got
a
word
wrong.
B
I
think
what
what
I'm
hearing
from
you
that
we
are
not
you
know
this
is
not
about
whether
one
bill
is
bigger
or
better
or
anything
than
another.
It's
not
even
just
about.
You
know
what
workers
get
covered,
but
it's
actually
recognizing
that
the
technicalities
of
this
work
require
a
pretty
focused
approach
towards
this
legislation.
I
mean,
as
you
know,
and
I
complain
loudly
to
your
department.
B
We've
had
a
paid
sick
leave
bill
on
the
books
for
five
years
and
when
restaurants
closed
and
some
of
the
most
prominent
restaurant
tours
in
the
city
actually
refused
to
do
the
paid
sick
leave.
You
know
work
for
four
employees.
It
became
very
clear
that
legislation
needs
to
be
properly
processed
along
with
a
concept
of
what
enforcement
can
look
like
in
order
for
workers
to
truly
be
protected,
rather
than
just
to
move
a
bill
through.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,.
D
A
J
A
G
E
A
union
conversation,
small
business
owners
have
a
conversation
about
the
gig
economy,
undocumented
workers.
So
we've
worked
with
a
lot
of
different
stakeholders
and
crafting
this
legislation,
but
for
the
record,
the
administration
did
not
reach
out
to
us.
We
reached
out
to
them,
as
we
began
to
craft
this
legislation,
to
make
sure
that
not
that
it
just
doesn't
get
committee
that
once
it
hit
the
floor
when
it's
ready
to
be
implemented
and
ready
to
roll
without
any
complications.
So
we
also
reached
out
to
the
law
department.
So
we've
worked
with
every.
E
I
directly
work
with
Amanda,
but
I
spoke
directly
to
Richie
laser
about
this,
and
we've
been
working
through
this
step-by-step
with
multiple
revisions
from
the
business
sector,
as
well
as
multiple
provisions
that
we
unions
and
even
including
unions
that
are
not
particularly
covered
by
this.
So
we've
done
a
lot
of
work
to
make
sure
that
is
inclusive
as
possible.
So
I'm
not
really
sure.
Why
did
not
have.
E
J
G
G
With
certain
aspects
of
the
operations
of
hospital,
I
did
not
know
anything
about
really
like
home
health
care.
That
whole
thing
that's
I've
kind
of
learned,
a
battle
a
little
bit.
You
know
my
sister
has
severe
Down
syndrome,
and
so
she
has
someone
coming
you
know
to
her
home
and
and
all
that
so
I'm,
familiar
with
that
and
of
course,
with
my
my
mother
being
older,
but.
G
With
employment
law
and
workers,
compensation
and
so
I'll
just
basically
say
that
we
write
bills.
We
write
legislation,
we
don't
write
regs,
we
don't
write
all
the
import.
That
goes
the
administration.
Some
things
are
difficult
to
enforce,
because
there's
no
structure
around
it.
Health
care
to
this
extent
is
relatively
easy
because
there's
an
employer,
that's
regulated
by
lots
of
rules,
laws
and
things
like
that
and
they're
subject
to
many
things
and
and
and
and
I'll
say
that
some
of
the
issues
that
are
concerned,
it's
just
going
to
be
a
concern.
G
If
you
are
a
worker
out
there
in
the
public,
did
you
get
covered
19
serving
food
or
did
you
get
it
on
the
bus
going
home?
This
is
if
you
have
multiple
employers.
If
you
have
a
job
here
and
then
you
do
a
little
big
work
over
there.
If
you
get
a
little
part-time
work
over
here,
so
so
how
that
is
resolved
if
it
comes
to
it,
it's
resolved
not
by
the
parties
it's
resolved
by
the
ports.
We
have
a
system
to
deal
with
that,
and
so
that
has
always
been
dealt
with.
G
Is
not
only
going
to
write
a
bill
to
say
that
you
know
if
I,
if
I
work
for
a
certain
employer,
that
if
I
get
coca
19,
that
it's
it's
just
sick,
that
I
got
it
on
the
job?
You
know
those
are
going
to
be
issues
you
know
so
so
so
part
of
it
is
with
the
presumptions
and
and
other
things.
So
what
I'm
saying
is
when
you're
a,
for
example,
a
nurse
or
in
your
the
health
care?
G
Your
time
is
overwhelmingly
with
the
employer
for
the
employers
interest
exposed
to
disease
as
opposed
to
someone
who
can
work
from
home
or
can
exercise
social
distancing.
So
I'm
not
I'm,
not
saying
that
that
that
this
is
not
an
important
issue.
I'm
saying
that
it's
just
going
to
be
an
issue.
However,
we
deal
with
it
and
so
I,
don't
think,
there's
any
more
that
I'm
going
to
be
able
to
do
with
this
bill.
G
A
D
A
A
A
E
A
B
B
Actually
protect
people-
and
you
know
all
of
us-
have
the
intention
of
doing
the
protection.
It's
a
bit
on
committee
for
a
long
time
and
it's
located
it's
it's
so
hard
to
get
actual
laws
that
we
have
on
the
books,
enforced
and
I
know.
We
all
share
that,
and
some
of
my
frustration
honestly,
is
that
it's
so
difficult,
especially
with
large
institutions
or
with
recognizing
that
so
many
employers
I
mean
so
many
people
don't
work
for
a
single
employer
anymore.
B
They
are
divided
amongst
multiple
employers
that
they're
working
part-time
here
and
have
jobs
here,
and
so
the
legislation
crafted
does
need
to
be
the
best
that
it
can
be,
and
if
that
requires
rigorous
review
of
our
city
agencies
being
willing
to
enforce,
as
well
as
you
know,
review
by
law
and
a
partnership
with
Council,
of
course
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
know,
certainly
the
bill's
sponsor
for
having
the
right
intentions.
B
I
want
to
thank
the
leadership
of
this
body
for
putting
workers
first,
but
I
do
think
that
you
know
I
want
us
to
be
working
in
good
faith
and
that's
why
I
will
put
my
boat
towards
this.
But
you
know
we
because
I
want
us
to
to
make
things
work
because
it
will.
It
is
so
hard
on
so
many
people
right
now
and
people
need
us
not
only
to
do
things
but
to
do
things
well
right
now
and
I
know.
D
Him
we
do
have
another
committee
hearing
scheduled
for
June
22nd,
that's
correct!
Thank
you!
Ma'am,
okay,
so
I
appreciate
you
reaching
out
in
going
to
due
diligence
to
check
in
with
me
to
see.
I
was
that
with
the
bill
you're,
the
only
person
who
reached
out
to
me
so
I
would
like
to
also
be
considered,
as
it
at
least
a
conversation
and
when
folks
are
reaching
out
to
people.
D
D
My
team
and
I
had
to
hustle
together
this
morning
to
put
us
in
a
position
to
make
an
effective
vote
that
we,
what
we
feel
like
food
the
best
for
everybody,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
on
the
record,
because
I
was
listening
to
a
lot
of
what's
going
back
and
forth,
and
I
too
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
what's
best.
For
this
is
a.
A
G
All
because
of
this
I
can't
get
into
my
emails.
I
can't
hear
voicemails,
you
know
we
got
some
stuff
back
and
forth.
Quite
frankly
from
some
of
the
unions
and
things
it
was
I
think
about
10:30
at
night
when,
when
I
got
a
so
I
apologize,
you're,
absolutely
right
and
and
I
should
have
known
better
than
to
you
know,
just
kind
of
have
that
go
out
so
I
apologize
to
everybody
on
this
committee.
F
And
support
the
Brooks
legislation.
We've
been
working
on
it
for
for
a
long
time,
together
with
the
administration
stakeholders-
and
you
know
other
members
of
the
committee-
you
know
and
and
just
would
have
recognized
your
leadership
in
this
committee
and
making
sure
that
it
has
the
hearing
that
it
deserves
and
the
conversation
is
warranted,
especially
during
these
times
and
unprecedented.
We
have
never
seen
before
so
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
that
and
look
forward
to,
even
if
this
bill
gets
out
of
committee
today.