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Council committee amends Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act, delays accrual changes until Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
The Finance and Law Committee approved an amendment to Bill 17-36 that changes accrual rates and raises the maximum paid sick leave employees can accumulate, with the ordinance amendments set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2026 to give small businesses time to prepare.
The Finance and Law Committee of the Pittsburgh City Council on Wednesday recommended approval of an amendment to Bill 17-36, an ordinance changing accrual rates and raising the maximum total amount of paid sick leave employees can accumulate under the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act. Committee members voted in favor of the bill as amended.
Committee members said the amendment — adopted by substitution — delays the ordinance’s effective date to Jan. 1, 2026 to give employers and the city time to implement the changes. “All this does is effectively add a section 2, which…
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