The Chicago Office of Labor Standards (OLS) has adopted and published changes to the rules implementing the city’s Fair Workweek Ordinance. Final rules implementing this ordinance were originally issued in 2020. New rules were published May 15, 2026, however, and will take effect June 1, 2026. The more substantive changes include:

• Replacing “calendar week” with “week” and defining “week” as seven consecutive 24-hour periods (consistent with the FLSA). It may begin on any day of the week and any hour of the day.
• Clarifying how to calculate employer size, which determines whether an employer is covered under the ordinance. Specifically, the city will count the average number of global employees and covered employees (as defined by the ordinance) during a 12-month period for existing employers and 90 days for new employers.
• Requiring that a work schedule be time-stamped with its date and time of posting.
• Adding additional requirements for a good-faith estimate, including the date it was provided to the covered employee and whether the covered employee is expected to work any on-call shifts.
• Requiring employers to record whether a covered employee receives tips or performs the duties of both tipped and non-tipped positions.
• For new covered employees at the time of hire, or existing covered employees returning to work from a leave of absence, the employer may provide a written work schedule, with less than 14-days’ notice, that runs through the last date of the currently...

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