Support Paid Parental Leave in Allegheny County - Comment Period Extended
The deadline to submit public comments in support of Paid Parental Leave in Allegheny County has been extended. Comments must now be submitted by July 16th. Allegheny County Health Department has proposed Article XXIV – which would provide 18-weeks of paid parental leave.
Utilize Public Hearing Participation Form and select “Not attending the meeting, submitting comments only” under “How will you provide feedback?”
You may also submit your comments by:
By email: publichealthcomment@alleghenycounty.us
By phone at: 412-258-3258
By mail to:
Attn: Article XXIV Comments (Paid Parental Leave)
Allegheny County Health Department
542 Fourth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Paid parental leave in Allegheny County would:
Improve public health – for infants, birthing parents, families and communities
Protect hard working families from financial strain and stress
Advance health equity and address racial and class disparities to health access
Just Harvest’s Grassroots Organizer, Dan McCarthy, attended an Allegheny County Board of Health meeting last month to provide comment in support of Paid Parental Leave: “At a time when the federal government is dismantling our social safety net, I think now’s the perfect time for Allegheny County to think about the tools it has in its arsenal to address a public health crisis like this.” Read more here from Pittsburgh’s Public Source on the recent proposal.
We urge the County Council and Administration to move this regulation forward while incorporating implementation measures that will help ensure its success.
Help spread the word. For the health and economic security of every working parent in our county, we need paid parental leave NOW!
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