PA HB1855

Employers must provide employees up to 10 days of paid leave per calendar year during climate-related emergencies declared by the Governor or President, including floods, wildfires, extreme heat, and severe storms

Employees qualify for leave if unable to work due to personal injury/illness/property loss, caring for affected family members, compliance with evacuation orders, or unsafe working conditions from the emergency

Establishes the Climate-related Emergency Paid Leave Fund in the State Treasury to reimburse employers for up to 50% of paid leave costs, funded through legislative appropriations and federal disaster relief money

Employers violating the act face payment of all owed wages plus administrative penalties up to $1,000 per violation, enforced by the Department of Labor and Industry

Takes effect 90 days after enactment, with the Department required to issue implementing regulations within 12 months