PA SB1059

Employers with 5+ employees must provide 24 hours of paid leave annually for pregnancy loss, unsuccessful fertility treatments (IVF, IUI), failed adoptions, failed surrogacy arrangements, or diagnoses affecting pregnancy/fertility

Leave may also be used to care for a spouse or domestic partner experiencing any of these circumstances; unused leave does not carry over year to year

Employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who use this leave, counting leave under no-fault attendance policies, or using leave as a factor in hiring, promotion, or disciplinary decisions

Employers who willfully violate notice requirements face fines up to $100 per violation; the Secretary of Labor and Industry may levy administrative penalties up to $5,000 per violation of employee protections

Employees may bring civil actions to recover lost wages, benefits, liquidated damages, and attorney fees; statute of limitations is 2 years (3 years for willful violations)