Schedules That Work Act: Employee Rights to Predictable Hours and Schedule Stability
This law grants employees the right to request flexible or stable work schedules, particularly for caregiving, health, or educational needs, requiring employers to consider these requests in good faith. For workers in retail, food service, and similar sectors, it mandates 14 days' advance notice of schedules and provides premium pay (predictability pay) for employer-driven, last-minute changes. It also ensures an 11-hour rest period between shifts, compensated at 1.5 times the regular rate if the employee agrees to work sooner.
Key points
Employees can request flexible schedules for caregiving, health, or education; employers must provide a bona fide business reason for denial.
Workers in covered sectors (retail, food service, warehouse) must receive schedules 14 days in advance, or the employer pays a penalty.
Last-minute schedule changes (less than 14 days) initiated by the employer trigger predictability pay, including 1.5 times the regular rate for canceled hours.
Employees have the right to decline shifts scheduled less than 11 hours after the previous shift, receiving premium pay if they consent to work.
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