Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald Vetoes Paid Sick Days Act

By: KDKA-TV News Staff
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald has vetoed the Paid Sick Days Act.The Allegheny County Council passed the bill 10-4 on March 9. The bill requires businesses in Allegheny County to pay their employees paid sick leave, with the exemption of businesses with 25 or fewer employees.
For the policy to take effect, it would have required Fitzgerald’s signature.Fitzgerald said that the process the council used to pass the Paid Sick Days Ac