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On December 9, 2025, the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Office of Equal Protection released revised guidelines regarding the administration of the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA). The PSDA Revised Guidelines both add new obligations and provide additional guidance to employers that provide paid sick leave to employees in the City. The Revised Guidelines will take effect on January 1, 2026 (when both the accrual rate and the amount of paid sick leave available under the PSDA  will increase ).  Mandatory Notification of Amount of Paid Sick Leave Accrued Perhaps the most marked revision in the Revised Guidelines relates to notifying employees of the amount of their accrued paid sick leave. The previously issued PSDA Guidelines merely recommended that employers choose and maintain a reasonable system for providing notification of accrued sick leave, including listing updated amounts of sick leave available on pay stubs ( e.g ., regular payroll statements) or in an onlin...

On June 10, 2025, the Pittsburgh City Council passed an ordinance amending the  Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act  (PSDA). The amendments include mandating accrual of leave at a slightly faster rate and higher annual accruals. Quick Hits On June 10, 2025, the Pittsburgh City Council passed an ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act, effective January 1, 2026 , which includes changes such as employees accruing one hour of paid sick time for every thirty hours worked. Employers with fifteen or more employees must now provide at least seventy-two hours of paid sick time each year, while those with fewer than fifteen employees must provide at least forty-eight hours. The changes, which are effective January 1, 2026, include the following: All employees will accrue a minimum of one hour of paid sick time for every  thirty hours  worked in Pittsburgh, unless the employer provides a faster accrual rate. Employers with f ewer than fifteen employees must provide...

Pittsburgh employers will be required to provide significantly more paid sick leave starting in 2026, thanks to a city ordinance signed by Mayor Ed Gainey earlier this month. The new rules, which take effect January 1, increase not only the rate at which employees can accrue paid leave time but also the total amount of paid leave that they can earn each year. We’ll cover what’s changing, how you should prepare for the new rules, and other employer best practices for paid sick leave compliance. Quick Background History.  Pittsburgh’s  Paid Sick Days Act  (PSDA) was enacted in 2015 but was not implemented until March 2020 due to legal challenges brought by local businesses and business groups regarding the validity of the ordinance. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ultimately upheld the PSDA soon before it took effect. Overview.  The PSDA – which applies to any entity employing at least one person within Pittsburgh’s city limits, regardless of the employer’s physical ...