Employment Bulletin
Pittsburgh recently joined the wave of localities across the nation to pass a new sick leave law. The Paid Sick Days Act (the Ordinance) (found at http://apps. pittsburghpa.gov/co/Paid_Sick_Time_Legislation_Text.pdf), approved by the Pittsburgh City Council and signed into law by Mayor Bill Peduto in August 2015, requires all employers within the city to create and implement paid sick time policies for their part-time and full-time employees. Although a pending lawsuit threatens to nullify the law, Pittsburgh employers should begin now to familiarize themselves with the basic requirements of the Ordinance, which is anticipated to take effect in March of 2016.