On May 13, 2026, the Allegheny County Board of Health voted unanimously to advance for public comment a proposed amendment to Article XXIV of the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) Rules and Regulations.
The amendment would require covered employers to provide up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave and would expand the County’s existing paid sick leave obligations. If adopted, Allegheny County would, in the County’s own words, become “the first locality with a paid parental leave policy in a state without a statewide policy.” It would also fund the benefit differently than paid parental leave laws in other states by placing the cost on employers rather than on a publicly funded insurance pool.
Background
The proposal would retitle Article XXIV as “Paid Sick and Parental Leave Days” and add a new paid parental leave chapter to the County’s existing 2021 paid sick leave provisions. ACHD grounds its authority in Pennsylvania’s Local Health Administration Law, 16 P.S. §§ 12010(f)… Read the complete article here...
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