HB 1826 — An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for definitions.

PRINTER'S NO.     2250

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1826
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY MADDEN, WAXMAN, WEBSTER, KINKEAD, HILL-EVANS,
        SANCHEZ, SCHLOSSBERG, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, ABNEY, VENKAT, MAYES,
        GIRAL, HOWARD, BOROWSKI, HANBIDGE, RIVERA, TAKAC, PROBST,
        INGLIS, DALEY AND GUENST, AUGUST 27, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AUGUST 28, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), entitled
 2      "An act prohibiting certain practices of discrimination
 3      because of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, age or
 4      national origin by employers, employment agencies, labor
 5      organizations and others as herein defined; creating the
 6      Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in the Governor's
 7      Office; defining its functions, powers and duties; providing
 8      for procedure and enforcement; providing for formulation of
 9      an educational program to prevent prejudice; providing for
10      judicial review and enforcement and imposing penalties,"
11      further providing for definitions.
12      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13   hereby enacts as follows:
14      Section 1.    Section 4(b) and (c) of the act of October 27,
15   1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human
16   Relations Act, are amended to read:
17      Section 4.    Definitions.--As used in this act unless a
18   different meaning clearly appears from the context:
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20      (b)   The term "employer" includes the Commonwealth or any
21   political subdivision or board, department, commission or school
 1   district thereof and any person employing [four] two or more
 2   [persons] individuals within [the] this Commonwealth, but except
 3   as hereinafter provided, does not include religious, fraternal,
 4   charitable or sectarian corporations or associations, except
 5   such corporations or associations supported, in whole or in
 6   part, by governmental appropriations. The term "employer" with
 7   respect to discriminatory practices based on race, color, age,
 8   sex, national origin or non-job related handicap or disability,
 9   includes religious, fraternal, charitable and sectarian
10   corporations and associations employing [four] two or more
11   [persons] individuals within [the] this Commonwealth.
12      (c)   The term "employe" [does not include (1) any individual
13   employed in agriculture or in the domestic service of any
14   person, (2) any individuals who, as a part of their employment,
15   reside in the personal residence of the employer, (3) any
16   individual employed by said individual's parents, spouse or
17   child.] means an individual subject to an employer's power to
18   control the nature and parameters of the individual's
19   activities, including hiring, firing, training, scheduling,
20   directing work and prescribing the manner in which the work
21   should be completed. The term does not include:
22      (1)   An individual who is working on a casual basis in a home
23   or personal residence of an employer performing domestic
24   services and is not also employed by a third party. For the
25   purposes of this paragraph, the term "casual basis" means only
26   occasionally, at comparatively long and irregular intervals, for
27   limited and temporary purposes, with the hiring in each instance
28   being a matter of special engagement.
29      (2)   An individual employed by the individual's parent,
30   spouse or child.

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2     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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