On May 30, 2017, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill package into law that will impose new restrictions on retail and fast food employers with regard to employee scheduling, hiring, and pay practices. The laws take effect on November 26, 2017.
The “Fair Workweek” bills address issues including more predictable working
As we noted in an earlier post, the election of Donald J. Trump likely means that states and municipalities—and not the federal government—will lead the charge on worker-protection issues for the next four years. In this vein, the New York City Council introduced a series of bills on December 6 aimed at tightening restrictions
Seattle, known for its employee-friendly ordinances, has passed a law regulating how large retailers, full-service restaurants, fast food restaurants, and coffee shops schedule and pay their hourly, non-exempt workers. Seattle is the second city, after San Francisco, to provide workers with scheduling protections. The new ordinance will add a new chapter 14.22 to the Seattle