The City of Los Angeles recently joined a growing number of cities and states across the country that have adopted ordinances designed to provide retail employees with increased predictability regarding work schedules. The Fair Work Week Ordinance (FWWO) was passed by the Los Angeles City Council on November 22, 2022, and, if signed by the mayor, will take effect on April 1, 2023. It will impact large retail employers doing business in the City of Los Angeles, which includes the downtown area, the San Fernando Valley, and San Pedro, while excluding the cities of Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and other incorporated cities, and will impose multiple new requirements regarding scheduling and predictability pay.
Who Will Be Impacted?
The FWWO defines an employer as: 1) establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise (i.e., retail businesses in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) with the retail trade categories and subcategories 44 through 45); and 2) having at least 300 employees globally (including employees obtained through temporary services or staffing agencies, those in an employer's subsidiary, and certain franchise employees).
Additionally, the FWWO covers employees who: 1) perform at least two hours of work per week within the City of Los Angeles; and 2) are entitled to payment of minimum wage.
New Requirements
The new requirements imposed by the FWWO on retail employers...
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