Philadelphia Mayor’s Mandate Requiring Return to In-Person Work Prevails in Court of Common Pleas
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s mandate requiring City of Philadelphia remote workers to return to their offices took effect on July 15, 2024, following the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge’s denial of a local union’s request for preliminary and permanent injunction.
In her capacity as chief executive of the government of Philadelphia, Mayor Parker has the power to issue executive orders and mandates—including executive policies—to agencies within the executive branch of the city’s government. She is also allowed to amend, revise, or repeal previous executive orders, which is exactly what she has done here. Her mandate requiring the return of in-person work sunsets the City of Philadelphia’s June 11, 2021, virtual work policy.
