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"Pittsburgh's fiscal recovery plan includes a strategy to deal with nearly $500 million in retiree benefits, a liability that exceeds revenue collections and is poised to get worse before it gets better.... By 2031, annual OPEB costs are expected to peak at about $29 million, before tapering off, according to a report filed with the state in 2012. [Dean Kaplan, a coordinator of the Act 47 financial oversight team,] said the liability is likely to end in three to four decades."  MORE >>

"Effective January 1, 2026, the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act increased the amount of sick time employers of all sizes must provide to their employees annually. The new ordinance implemented faster accrual rates and increased hour requirements for employees working within the geographic boundaries of the City of Pittsburgh....[T]he Allegheny Paid Sick Days Act has yet to update, making compliance for employers challenging."  MORE >>

"As of January 1, 2026, employers whose full and part-time employees work within the geographical boundaries of the City of Pittsburgh are subject to expanded requirements of the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA).... [B]eginning in 2026, employees working within the city limits accrue paid sick time at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked.... [E]mployers with 15 or more employees must now allow employees to amass 72 hours of paid sick time per year. Smaller employers with under 15 employees must provide up to 48 hours of paid sick time annually."  MORE >>

"The law applies to employees who are [1] working for that employer within Pittsburgh after the effective date of this ordinance, [2] normally work for that employer within the City of Pittsburgh but are currently teleworking from any other location as a result of COVID-19, or [3] work for that employer from multiple locations or from mobile locations, provided that 51% or more of such employee's time is spent within the City of Pittsburgh. An employee may take up to 80 hours of leave, and this time is in addition to time under the PSDA."

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"In August, the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance that will require most employers to provide workers with paid or unpaid sick time.... Shortly thereafter, the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association and a group of Pittsburgh businesses filed a challenge to Pittsburgh's new Ordinance in state court, seeking declaratory relief to invalidate the law. Plaintiffs allege that the sick leave Ordinance is unenforceable because it imposes obligations on employers that are impermissible under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Act and State Constitution."  MORE >>

"Pittsburgh is the second Pennsylvania city to approve a paid sick leave measure this year.... Any employer that is situated or does business in Pittsburgh, and employs one or more persons in exchange for any form of compensation, will be required to provide paid sick leave.... [E]mployees will accrue one hour of paid sick time for every 35 hours worked (including overtime hours) in Pittsburgh, unless the employer provides for a faster accrual rate."  MORE >>

"Before this amendment, the paid sick leave laws in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County used the same accrual rate and permitted employees to accumulate and annually use the same amount of paid sick leave. With these amendments, Pittsburgh employees will have faster accrual and higher accumulation and usage caps than employers elsewhere in Allegheny County."  MORE >>

"Unless Allegheny County revises its law to match Pittsburgh's, starting in 2026, employers in Pennsylvania may need to comply with three laws across the state different with different accrual rates and caps: [1] Pittsburgh; [2] Allegheny County; and [3] Philadelphia."  MORE >>

"The Ordinance applies not only to employees who work for an employer located inside the geographic boundaries of the City of Pittsburgh, but also to employees who work in the City, even if the employer is not physically present there, so long as the employee performs work for the employer within the geographic boundaries of the City of Pittsburgh for at least 35 hours in a calendar year."  MORE >>

"[T]he new legislation ... amends the [Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA)] by expressly permitting employees to take sick time under the PSDA before it is accrued if the reason for use arises directly from COVID-19.... The July 29 Ordinance also requires employers to provide paid COVID sick time in addition to other forms of paid leave, so long as the employee provides notice to the employer of the need for COVID-19 sick time as soon as practicable."  MORE >>

"626B was passed as a new law, but it is nearly identical to Pittsburgh's original Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (626A) that was in effect from December 8, 2020 through June 17, 2021. Though new 626B's text largely mirrors that of 626A, there are some important differences.... [It] appears 626B requires an entirely new bank of leave because it is a separate ordinance rather than an amendment to or extension of the original ordinance."

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"While the covered absences under the Ordinance are similar to absences covered under the federal [FFCRA], Pittsburgh's COVID-19 Sick Time will remain available for use after the FFCRA's current December 31, 2020 sunset date."  MORE >>

"Pittsburgh's Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Ordinance ... [gives] certain workers in the city up to an additional 80 hours of paid sick time.... The Ordinance remains in effect until one week after the official termination of the public health emergency declared by either the Commonwealth or the City of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania recently extended its emergency proclamation through February 22, 2021)."  MORE >>

"Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Paid Sick Days Act will (finally) take effect on March 15, 2020 ... On February 15, 2020, one month before the ordinance's effective date, [the Mayor's Office of Equity (MOE)] revised some of its guidelines and released a set of long-awaited Frequently Asked Questions.... [C]hallenges remain both for companies that want one policy that also complies with the Philadelphia paid sick leave ordinance and for companies with employees based outside of Pittsburgh who regularly travel through the city."  MORE >>

"[T]he City of Pittsburgh Law Department recently released guidelines for administering the Act, which requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick time per year while employers with fewer than 15 employees may provide up to 24 hours of unpaid sick time during the first year following the Act's effective date. Beginning March 15, 2021, employers with fewer than 15 employees must provide up to 24 hours of paid sick leave per year."  MORE >>

"Following a nearly four-year legal battle, Pittsburgh's Paid Sick Days Act will take effect on March 15, 2020. Pittsburgh employers should evaluate whether they will need to make any changes to their current practices, policies or handbooks to ensure compliance."  MORE >>

"An employer subject to the law includes any ... entity situated or doing business in the City, who employs one or more persons for a salary, wage, commission or other compensation.... Full-time and part-time individuals who work for a covered employer within the geographic boundaries of the City of Pittsburgh are covered employees. An employee who works for an employer located outside of the geographic boundaries of the City of Pittsburgh but performs work within the City boundaries is considered a covered employee once he/she performs at least 35 hours of work in a calendar year within the City boundaries."  MORE >>

"[T]he City of Pittsburgh's Paid Sick Days Act will go into effect on March 15, 2020.... On December 16, 2019, the Mayor's Office on Equity released official guidelines on the Ordinance ... The guidelines state that employees employed outside the city who travel to and perform work in Pittsburgh are covered, and the portion of their regular travel time in the city counts as hours worked.... The guidelines address frontloading, but are not a model of clarity ... If displaying a poster is not feasible, e.g., if an employer has remote employees, employers may provide a paper or electronic copy of the poster."  MORE >>

"[E]mployers with 15+ employees must provide paid sick leave, up to 40 hours per year, accrued at a rate of 1 hour of leave for every 35 hours worked. Employers with less than 15 employees must also provide paid sick leave at the same accrual rate, up to 24 hours per year.... [T]he PSDA will take effect on March 15, 2020.... [T]he City released guidelines on how the new ordinance will affect employers and employees in Pittsburgh[.]"  MORE >>

"While the Act’s effective date remains unclear, Pittsburgh’s mayor is expected to provide guidance on this question, so employers should monitor the City’s website for information.... The Act covers all full-time and part-time employees of all employers within the City of Pittsburgh, regardless of the size of the employer[.]"  MORE >>