Philadelphia, PA will soon require employers to provide various commuter benefits to workers

Philadelphia, PA commuter benefits public transit ridership

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The Philadelphia City Council approved a proposal requiring employers to provide workers with commuter benefits through pre-tax payroll deductions or company-purchased fare passes. Additional benefits offered through the bill would include covering qualified expenses for the storage and maintenance of bicycles. The bill was passed as part of a larger effort to improve public transit ridership in the city by reducing commuter costs.

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Philadelphia employers to be required to provide commuter benefits for workers | PhillyVoice

Philadelphia employers will soon be required to provide commuter benefits to workers, as Councilmember Helen Gym's bill to save workers' money and improve SEPTA ridership passed on Thursday. It heads to Mayor Jim Kenney's desk, and if signed, will be implemented by 2023.

Philadelphia Employers Will Be Required to Offer Commuter Benefits Amid Return to Office Plans – NBC10 Philadelphia

Some local employers will soon be required to provide workers with benefits toward covering mass transit or bicycle commuting expenses after a bill passed in...

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