Philadelphia Employers Alert: Wage Equity Ordinance Will Be Enforced Starting September 1 By Jacqueline R. Barrett & Jessica M. Bocchinfuso on August 18, 2020 Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn On September 1, 2020, the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations will begin enforcing a previously-enjoined provision of the city’s Wage Equity Ordinance, which addresses the disparity in the pay of women and minorities.