{"id":5162,"date":"2018-02-19T09:34:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T14:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/?p=5162"},"modified":"2024-08-30T11:12:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T15:12:39","slug":"comply-with-fair-work-week-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/comply-with-fair-work-week-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Comply with Fair Work Week Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5164 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/stopwatch-2061851_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"comply with fair work week laws\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/stopwatch-2061851_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/stopwatch-2061851_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/stopwatch-2061851_1280-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/stopwatch-2061851_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>Local and state governments across the country are considering legislation and regulation on employee scheduling. Seattle, <a href=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/new-york-city-predictive-scheduling-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City<\/a>, Oregon, and San Francisco have already put rules in place, and others are expected to do so in the near future. The following is a guide for employers on how to comply with fair work week laws.<\/p>\n<p>Fair work week laws impose new rules on scheduling for hourly workers, including:<\/p>\n<p>a. Predictable schedules well ahead of shift<br \/>\nb. Posted schedules\/notifications<br \/>\nc. Archive schedules and changes for on-demand access<br \/>\nd. Premiums for schedule changes<br \/>\ne. Premiums for certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrdive.com\/news\/the-effects-of-clopening-on-employees-what-employers-can-do\/416036\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018clopening\u2019<\/a> shifts<br \/>\nf. Penalties for violations<br \/>\ng. Added risk of civil suit<\/p>\n<p>Companies affected vary by jurisdiction, employee count by location, total employee count across locations, and industry.\u00a0Companies in these jurisdictions are already affected by fair work week laws:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>San Francisco<\/li>\n<li>San Jose<\/li>\n<li>Emeryville<\/li>\n<li>Seattle<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Oregon<\/li>\n<li>Washington DC<\/li>\n<li>New Hampshire<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following jurisdictions are currently considering enacting similar fair work week laws:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New York<\/li>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<li>Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Minneapolis<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>Rhode Island<\/li>\n<li>Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To help employers comply with these new regulations, there are proactive steps to take:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make Accurate Schedules<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Predictive scheduling driven by business need<br \/>\n2. Shift assignments driven by employee skills and preferences<br \/>\n3. Time-off request process driven by employees<\/p>\n<p><strong>Catch Potential Violations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Flag potential clopening violation \u2014 when individual works shifts too close together<br \/>\n2. Flag potential scheduling violation \u2014 when changing schedule too close to shift<\/p>\n<p>Make sure you also keep good records of schedules, schedule changes, and communications or notifications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Avoid Penalties<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify violations when they occur<\/li>\n<li>Add schedule change and clopening premiums to current payroll<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want an easy solution? Our automated scheduling system streamlines your scheduling process and increases accountability. Request a free demo to ensure compliance with scheduling laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a guide for employers on how to comply with fair work week laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[266],"tags":[131,6,71],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-5162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-consulting-services","tag-automated-timekeeping","tag-new-york-employers","tag-scheduling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5162"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9069,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5162\/revisions\/9069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5162"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=5162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}