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Service Employees International Union

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Appeals court upholds illegality of City of Pittsburgh paid sick leave ordinance

By Mike Helenthal | Thursday, May 25, 2017 @ 9:12am

HARRISBURG — The City of Pittsburgh has lost its appeal of a 2015 verdict striking down a city ordinance requiring employers to offer paid sick leave to employees.
Pittsburgh loses bid to require emergency preparedness training

By Carrie Salls | Tuesday, May 23, 2017 @ 9:54am

PITTSBURGH — The City of Pittsburgh cannot force security officers and building service employees to complete emergency preparedness training as part of its Safe and Secure Building Act, according to a May 17 opinion entered by the Commonwealth Court.