This Jackson Lewis LLP memorandum covers Philadelphia's new sick leave ordinance, which requires certain Philadelphia employers to provide full-time employees with paid sick leave beginning July 1, 2012. The ordinance applies to a limited range of employers, including the city of Philadelphia and certain contractors who do business with the city. Under the new law, covered employers with at least 11 employees must provide at least 56 hours of paid sick time in a calendar year, while covered employers with at least five but fewer than 11 must provide 32 hours. Mayor Michael Nutter earlier vetoed a paid sick leave bill which would have applied to all Philadelphia employers with more than five employees.