Los Angeles is set to strengthen protections for retail workers in a sweeping law known as the Fair Work Week Ordinance, which the city council approved on Nov. 29.
The ordinance, which is expected to impact about 70,000 retail and grocery workers in Los Angeles, aims to improve working conditions by providing more predictable schedules. If approved by the mayor, the ordinance will take effect in April 2023 and will apply to retail businesses with at least 300 employees globally.
Who is Covered?
A covered employee is any individual who performs at least two hours of work within the geographic boundaries of Los Angeles in a particular workweek and who qualifies as an employee entitled to receive minimum wage under California Labor Code and the California Industrial Welfare Commission wage orders.
A covered employer is any retail business that has at least 300 employees worldwide, including through a temporary service or staffing agency, and is identified as a retail business in the North American Industry Classification System.
Before hiring a job applicant, you'll need to provide the potential new hire with a written good faith estimate of their work schedule. Additionally, you'll have to provide the same information within 10 days of an employee's request. While the good faith estimate is not a binding contract, if an employee's actual work hours substantially deviate from the estimate, the employer must have a documented, legitimate business reason for the change that...
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