While Allegheny County’s landmark 12-week paid parental leave mandate was debated extensively, another set of changes to the county’s existing paid sick leave flew largely under the radar.
Tucked into the parental leave legislation approved in an 11-4 Allegheny County Council vote on Oct. 20 were changes to the county’s existing sick leave policy — provisions that received comparatively little attention in the more than 1,500 public comments focused primarily on parental leave.
Under the changes, workers earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. Employers are required to provide these days as designated paid sick days, even if the company has an existing paid time off policy…