Schedules That Work Act

This bill would let employees ask their employers for changes to their work hours, schedule times, location, or notice, and would require employers to discuss these requests. Employers would have to grant requests tied to a serious health condition, caregiving, career training, or a second job unless they have a business reason to deny them. Employers with workers in retail, food service, cleaning, hotels, and warehouses would have to give schedules 14 days in advance and pay extra for later changes and for split shifts. Workers could turn down shifts starting less than 11 hours after their last shift, and those who agree to work them would be paid 1.5 times their rate for those hours. The Department of Labor would enforce the law, and employees could sue employers who violate it.

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Sponsors

• Rosa L. DeLauro Democrat sponsor
• 54 cosponsors