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This bill establishes a comprehensive prohibition on municipalities creating or enforcing employer mandates regarding workplace policies and practices, with several specific exceptions. The legislation prevents local governments from regulating areas such as wages, compensation, benefits, hiring and firing practices, workplace management, scheduling, employee discipline, and employment terms. Municipalities are barred from creating new ordinances after January 1, 2015, that interfere with employer policies, though pre-existing ordinances enacted before that date remain valid. The bill allows individuals adversely affected by municipal overreach to seek legal relief, including declaratory or injunctive relief and actual damages. If a person successfully challenges a municipal ordinance or the municipality rescinds the ordinance after a legal action is filed, the court may award reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, expert witness fees, court costs, and income loss compensation. The law includes exceptions for municipal employee regulations, mandates authorized under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and collective bargaining agreements. The bill provides detailed definitions for key terms like "employee," "employer," "employer policies or practices," and "reasonable expenses" to clarify its scope and application.

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