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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 ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
2/5/20151 Mayor Signed by the Mayor  Action details Meeting details
2/3/20151 City Council Passed FinallyPass Action details Meeting details
1/27/20151 Post Agenda Post Agenda Held  Action details Meeting details
1/27/20151 Committee on Hearings Public Hearing HeldFail Action details Meeting details
1/14/20151 Standing Committee Held for Cablecast Post Agenda Pass Action details Meeting details Video Video
1/14/20151 Standing Committee Held for Cablecast Public HearingPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
1/6/20151 City Council Read and referred  Action details Meeting details
1/6/20151 City Council Read, Received and FiledPass Action details Meeting details
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...

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