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California’s Fast-Food Industry Faces Devastating Consequences After Lawmakers Pass Union-Backed Bill

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California lawmakers just passed the first bill in the nation that aims to enact specific workplace rules and standards for fast-food employees – a move that could have devastating consequences for the industry. The Fast Food...more

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Top 5 Surprises for NYC Fast Food Employers in Finalized Fair Workweek Law Rules

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New York City workplace regulators just finalized rules for New York City’s Fair Workweek and just cause laws for fast food workers – and there are some changes from the initial proposals that may come as a surprise to...more

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NYC Set to Finalize New Regulations to Further Complicate Fast Food Workplaces

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New York City regulators recently proposed new rules that will further burden fast food employers, revealing a mixed bag of employer-unfriendly interpretations of existing city law while introducing potentially immense...more

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New York City Set To End At-Will Employment For Fast Food Workers

On December 17, the New York City Council passed two bills that will fundamentally alter the terms and conditions of employment for fast food employers in the city. Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign both bills. In a...more

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NYC Council Considers Legislation to End At-Will Employment in the Fast Food Industry

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The New York City Council has proposed additional legislation that would have a major impact on businesses falling within the broad definition of “fast food establishments” and has scheduled a hearing on the bills for...more

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Philadelphia Enacts Fair Workweek Ordinance

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Q. Can you explain to me Philadelphia’s new Fair Workweek Ordinance? A. In late December 2018, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed an Ordinance that will require large fast-food chains, retailers, and hotels to provide...more

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If Passed, the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance Will Significantly Impact How Chicago Employers Schedule Their Employees

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The Chicago City Council has been considering a new Ordinance, the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance (“CFWO”) that could significantly impact how Chicago employers schedule employees. If passed, the CFWO would require...more

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As Predicted…. On July 1, Oregon Will Become The First State With A Predictable Scheduling Law

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Oregon’s new employee scheduling law – impacting hourly employees at large retail, food service, and hospitality employers – goes into effect after the end of this week, on July 1. Affected employers must now be aware of the...more

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Shifty Business V: New NYC Law Allows Employees To Request Temporary Schedule Changes; Comment Period For NYS Call-In Pay Rules...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A new NYC law entitles employees to two temporary schedule changes per year for certain personal events. Separately, the comment period for call-in pay rules proposed by the State DOL has been extended to...more

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Shifty Business IV: NYC Fair Workweek Law And Final Rules Are Now Effective

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs has issued final rules to implement the Fair Workweek Law, which imposes significant constraints on shift scheduling in the retail and fast food industries...more

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Effective November 26, 2017: New York City Retail and Fast Food Employers Subject to New Fair Workweek Law

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On November 26, New York City will implement a package of laws, dubbed the “Fair Workweek Law” (Law). The package of five laws states that retail and fast food employers in New York City must provide employees with...more

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New York State to Address Employee Scheduling

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New York City’s Fair Workweek Law takes effect on November 26, 2017, thereby limiting the scheduling options and reducing the flexibility of retail and fast food employers. Not to be outdone, New York State is about to add...more

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New York City Issues Proposed Rules For Fast Food, Retail Workers Scheduling Law

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The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has issued proposed rules for the implementation of the Fair Workweek Law in an attempt to clarify and assist employers with compliance. The Law is intended to reform...more

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Shifty Business II: Rules Proposed for NYC’s Fair Workweek Law

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The NYC Department of Consumer Affairs has proposed rules implementing the Fair Workweek Law, which imposes significant constraints on shift scheduling in the retail and fast food industries. The comment...more

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The DCA Has Issued Proposed Rules for the New York City Fair Workweek’s Predictive Scheduling Laws

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On October 16, 2017, New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA), promulgated rules that further expand upon New York City’s Fair Workweek Law. ...more

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Clocking In: Scheduling Laws Popularity on the Rise

In a trend that is gaining steam across the country, multiple cities and states have, or are considering adopting, laws that impose conditions and penalties on employer scheduling practices, otherwise known as “scheduling...more

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New Oregon Law Imposes Scheduling and Working Hours Obligations on Employers

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A new Oregon statute will require certain large employers to provide their Oregon employees with advance notice of their work schedules. The notice period will initially be 7 days starting next year before increasing to 14...more

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Oregon Becomes First State To Enact Scheduling-Protection Laws For Service Industry

Following similar local ordinances in New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle, Oregon has become the first state to enact a law restricting the scheduling practices of service-industry employers. On August 8, Gov. Kate...more

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Predictive Scheduling and the Fight for a “Fair Workweek”: What Employers Need to Know

Retailers and fast food companies in particular should be aware of the growing push for “fair workweek” legislation at the city, state, and federal levels. In just the past few years, over a dozen states and cities have...more

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Oregon Is Set to Become the First State in the Nation Requiring Employers to Give Hourly Employees Advance Notice of Their Work...

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Following cities like San Francisco and Seattle, on June 29, 2017, the Oregon Legislature passed the Fair Work Week Act (the “Act”), becoming the first state in the nation to require advance notice of hourly employee work...more

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New York City Enacts Fair Workweek Legislation for Retail and Fast Food Employers

Mayor de Blasio recently signed into law five bills collectively called the “Fair Workweek” legislative package, which will significantly impact employers in the retail and fast food industries. The laws are scheduled to take...more

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NYC Enacts "Fair Work Week" Laws for Retail and Fast Food Employees

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New York City’s new package of “Fair Work Week” laws, which go into effect on November 27, 2017, will create new and burdensome scheduling and record-keeping requirements for retailers and fast food establishments, including...more

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Unfair Scheduling: How New York City’s New Predictive Scheduling Law Continues The Trend And Makes Operations More Difficult For...

In November 2014, San Francisco passed the first predictive scheduling legislation in the country. Since that time, other states and municipalities have followed San Francisco’s lead, and have either proposed or enacted some...more

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Shifty Business: NYC Restricts Shift Scheduling for Retailers and Fast Food Chains

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Five new laws in New York City will impose strict limits on shift scheduling for fast food and retail industry employees. The laws will be effective 180 days after their signing, on November 26, 2017....more

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May 2017: The Top 10 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. May 2017 was no different, with...more

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