Mandatory Sick Leave in Pennsylvania (PA) City of Philadelphia—Paid Sick Leave The City of Philadelphia requires certain employers to provide paid sick leave to full-time, non-temporary, non-seasonal employees. Under the ordinance, covered employees are entitled to a minimum of one hour of paid sick time for every 40 hours worked in Philadelphia. The hours of paid sick time an employee may accrue in a calendar year under the ordinance is capped at 56 hours for employers with 11 or more employees and 32 hours for employers with fewer than 11 but more than 5 employees. The following employers are subject to the requirement: The City of Philadelphia, including all its agencies, departments and offices; For-profit Service Contractors(as defined in the City's code), which receive or are subcontractors on contract(s) for $10,000 or more from the City in a twelve-month period, with annual gross receipts of more than $1,000,000; Non-profit Service Contractors which receive or are subcontractors on contract(s) from the City of more than $100,000 in a twelve-month period; Recipients of City leases, concessions, or franchises, or subcontractors thereof, which employ more than twenty-five (25) employees; City financial aid recipients (compliance is required for a period of five (5) years following receipt of aid); and Public agencies which receive contract(s) for $10,000 or more from the City in a twelve-month period. Employers are required to post a notice of the entitlement to paid sick leave and certain other information as required by the Mayor's Office of Labor Standards. Click here for more information.