Oregon has become the first state to enact a so-called predictable scheduling law under a measure signed by Democratic Governor Kate Baker on August 8, 2017. Oregon thus joins New York City, San Francisco, and Seattle in passing laws that impose predictable scheduling requirements on large retail and food services employers, and is the first of these jurisdictions to extend predictable scheduling to employees in the hospitality sector.
S.B. 828, also referred to as the “Fair Work Week” law, will take effect on July 1, 2018, with its penalty provisions taking effect on January 1, 2019.
The Oregon law will require covered employers to provide new hires with a written good faith estimate of their work schedule, provide current employees with seven days’ notice of their job schedules, and provide covered employees with at least 10 hours of rest between shifts. Covered employers will also be required to provide employees with premium pay for last minute shift changes or for requiring employees to work with fewer than 10 hours between shifts.
Members of the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC) can read more here.