On October 22, 2026, Sara Innamorato, the county executive of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which includes the City of Pittsburgh, signed into law a paid parental leave requirement for private employers that is one of the few county-based laws of its kind in the United States.
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On October 22, 2026, Sara Innamorato, the county executive of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which includes Pittsburgh, signed into law a paid parental leave requirement for private-sector employers.
The new local law provides twelve weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees and increases the accrual rate and amount of paid sick leave employees may receive each year.
The new law becomes effective 180 days from October 22, 2026, or on or about April 20, 2027. Employers are to implement the requirements of the law no later than 180 days from the effective date, which is on or about October 17, 2027.
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