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On March 9, Allegheny County Council passed a bill that would require organizations that employ more than 25 people to provide paid sick days to employees in Allegheny County. These medium and large businesses and employers would need to provide at least five days of paid sick days to employees. This was amended from the original proposal, which mirrored the city of Pittsburgh’s legislation, and would have required employers with 15 workers or more to offer up to five days of paid sick time, and employers with fewer than 15 workers to offer up to three days of paid sick time. ...

Steven Adams | Tribune-Review   TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Allegheny County businesses with more than 25 employees will be required to provide paid sick leave under legislation county council approved Tuesday. “I believe this is the right thing to do,” council President Pat Catena said before the measure passed by a 10-4 vote. The bill was sent to county Executive Rich Fitzgerald’s desk. He has not indicated if he will sign it, but Tuesday’s vote is above the two-thirds majority needed to ove...

Allegheny County Council could vote as soon as next week on a proposal to mandate paid sick leave at workplaces across Allegheny County.

An-Li Herring / 90.5 WESA Allegheny County Council is expected on Tuesday to take up a third, pared-back proposal to form an independent police review board. “There is … a recognition of the need to move this legislation forward and a spirit of cooperation, and the realization that we have to find common ground," said DeWitt Walton, a sponsor of both the original and the new bill. "We have work to do and … there's enough energy and commitment to move it forward.” As envisioned by the legislation, the nine-member review board would have the power to investigate allegations of poli...

Jared Murphy / 90.5 WESA An Allegheny County Council committee resumed discussions Wednesday over a bill that would mandate paid sick leave at most workplaces in the county. But with several major changes to the bill still on the table, the panel will need to convene at least once more before the full council votes on it. The sick leave measure would require companies with 15 or more workers to provide at least five paid sick days annually to those who work full-time. Employees at smaller firms could accrue up to three sick days a year. The legislation does not cover independent contract...