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Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI Personnel, Chapter 186, Domestic Partnership and Common Law Spouse Benefits, by providing enhancements relating to a Mutual Commitment Registry.
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Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI Personnel, Chapter 186, Domestic Partnership and Common Law Spouse Benefits, is hereby amended and supplemented, as follows:
CHAPTER 186
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP AND COMMON LAW SPOUSE BENEFITS
CHAPTER 186
DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP AND COMMON LAW SPOUSE BENEFITS
§ 186.01 [Generally. ]
§ 186.02. Definitions.
§ 186.03. Purpose
§ 186.04. Requirements for Mutual Commitment Registry
§ 186.05. Declaration of Mutual Commitment
§ 186.06. Termination of Mutual Commitment
§ 186.07. Registration and Fees
§ 186.08. Rights
§ 186.09. Public Document
§ 186.01 [Generally. ]
Comparable domestic partners and common law spouses shall be eligible for health insurance, dental insurance, vision care insurance, sick leave, bereavement leave, or family leave, and the ability to participate in the bonus waiver program, as are provided to other City employees and their families, to the extent consistent with the contractual obligations of the City's health care insurance providers.
§ 186.02. Definitions.
For purposes of this policy, a common law marriage shall be defined by the applicable Pennsylvania law and shall demonstrate at minimum the criteria set forth below. It should be noted, however, that the requirements set forth below do not alter the requirements set by applicable Pennsylvania law for the dissolution of a common law marriage. Employees must show appropriate documentation demonstrating the dissolution of a common law marriage before seeking benefits under this section for a new common law spouse.
(a) A domestic partnership sh...
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