In the past month, Pennsylvania and its two largest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, enacted legislation that will affect employers across the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania adopted legislation to protect against...more
12/12/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Pennsylvania ,
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Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government
On June 12, 2025, Mayor Ed Gainey signed into law an amendment to the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA) that changes the accrual requirements and amount of paid sick leave that must be provided under the...more
In October 2020, both Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and the City of Pittsburgh passed Creating a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair (CROWN) Acts, which prohibit discrimination based on hairstyle and “protective...more