City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2015-1178

• File #: 2015-1178
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 1/6/2015
• In control: Committee on Human Resources
• On agenda: 1/6/2015
• Final action: 2/3/2015
• Enactment date: 2/3/2015
• Enactment #: 22
• Effective date: 2/10/2015
• Title: Resolution calling on the Director of the Department of Personnel to Enact a Paid Parental Leave benefit for City Employees.
• Sponsors: Natalia Rudiak
• Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/5/2015	1	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
2/3/2015	1	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
1/27/2015	1	Post Agenda	Post Agenda Held
1/27/2015	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held	Fail
1/14/2015	1	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Post Agenda	Pass
1/14/2015	1	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
1/6/2015	1	City Council	Read and referred
1/6/2015	1	City Council	Read, Received and Filed	Pass

SPONSORED BY COUNCILWOMAN NATALIA RUDIAK


Title
Resolution calling on the Director of the Department of Personnel to Enact a Paid Parental Leave benefit for City Employees.

Body
WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh has outstanding employees working everyday to make the City a better place to live and do business; and

WHEREAS, Pittsburgh is consistently ranked as one of the most livable cities in the United States; and

WHEREAS, City officials and philanthropic foundations are pursuing efforts to make Pittsburgh more family-friendly; and

WHEREAS, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is currently the only option for City Employees to take time away from their jobs when welcoming a new child; and

WHEREAS, Family and Medical Leave Act leave is unpaid; and

WHEREAS, a U.S. Department of Labor survey found that 78% of those who are eligible for FMLA are unable to forgo pay in order to take leave; and

WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh must offer competitive benefits to retain the best and brightest workforce, in order to continue the highest level of service to Pittsburgh's citizens; and

WHEREAS, a survey of 200 human resources managers found that two thirds believed that family friendly policies were the most important factor in talent retention; and

WHEREAS, family friendly policies increase the likelihood that new parents will come back to work after welcoming a new child, saving the City replacement costs, such as hiring and training, which can be between 25% and 200% of an employee's annual salary; and

WHEREAS, family leave is linked with short-term benefits like shorter hospital stays and better health for mother and child, and long-term benefits like higher educational attainment, lower teen pregnancy rates, higher IQ scores, and higher earnings in adulthood.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

The Council of the City of Pittsburgh calls on the Director of the Department o...