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 online system where employees can regularly access the information. The Revised Guidelines make this a requirement.
Using Existing Policies
The PSDA does not require employers that already have a paid leave policy (such as a paid time off (PTO) policy) or that provide paid sick leave in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to provide additional paid sick leave as long as the policy or the provision in the CBA meets the PSDA’s accrual requirements and the paid leave may be used for the same purposes and under...
The Top 25 Most Influential lawyer dissects policing, policy gaps and digital evidence failures Wrongful accusations in sexual assault and domestic violence cases have become what criminal defence ...