Employers that have a presence within the city limits of Pittsburgh should be aware of upcoming changes to the city’s paid sick leave law. Currently, the City of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act requires businesses within the city limits to provide one hour of sick leave for every 35 hours worked. For businesses that employ 15 or more employees, this requirement is capped at 40 hours per year. For businesses with fewer than 15 employees, the cap is 24 hours per year. Babst Calland’s Employment and Labor attorneys can assist employers that are subject to the Act by helping them evaluate eligible employees and hours worked, and structuring a sick leave policy that complies with the Act. For more information about the Act’s requirements and how Babst Calland can assist you, please contact Janet Meub or Steve Antonelli. To read the full alert, click here.
The new presidential administration’s efforts to prioritize immigration law enforcement has resulted in increased activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and an uptick of questions from employers about how to handle ICE investigations. In their Alert, “Employer Guidance for Workplace Interactions with ICE,” Alex Farone and Steve Antonelli provide guidance to employers for potential interactions with or inspections by ICE at the workplace, including preliminary actions, suggested steps during an ICE visit (whether announced or unannounced), and follow-up recommendations. To read the full alert, click here.
In case you haven’t noticed the yard signs popping up like mushrooms, the constant barrage of television and radio advertisements, or the unsolicited text messages from unknown numbers, we are in the homestretch of election season. For those employers with questions on how to handle political speech in the workplace, especially during the last few days before (and hopefully not much beyond) Election Day, here is a refresher by employment attorney Janet Meub on the basics for private employers. To read the full alert, click here.
In her recent alert, CAA Gag Clause Attestation Deadline Soon Approaching, Jenn Malik discusses the December 31, 2023 deadline for submission of the inaugural Section 201 Gag Clause Prohibition Compliance Attestation (Attestation) to the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments). To read the full alert, click here.
In her recent alert Department of Labor Proposes Rule Change Permitting Unions to Participate in OSHA Workplace Walk-Throughs with John McCreary, Janet Meub discusses how on August 29, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would permit union representatives and other nonemployees to participate in workplace inspections conducted by Occupational Safety and Health Act Compliance and Safety Officers. To view the full alert, click here.