As a reminder for all employers and contractors in Allegheny county, on August 28, 2025, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato signed an executive order creating new measures to ensure safe, fair workplaces and expand labor rights.

The order establishes:

• Office of Worker Protections (OWP): A dedicated office to enforce anti-discrimination, workplace safety, and labor standards. It will educate workers and employers, target high-risk industries, and implement a rigorous complaint and enforcement system.

• Office of Worker Safety: Focused on protecting county employees and contractors.

• Best Value Procurement Program: Requires contractors bidding for county work to demonstrate a commitment to worker safety and equal opportunity.

The county will also develop an action plan within a year to preserve and expand organizing and collective bargaining rights, potentially including an Allegheny County Labor Relations Board.

Employers should prepare for increased enforcement, public reporting of compliance trends, and potential expansion of union rights.

For additional information:

• County of Allegheny – Executive Order 2025-2 
• Allegheny Executive Order – List

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