And Why Did Target Have To Pay $22,450 for Breaking It?
Recently, Target was forced to pay $22,450 to approximately 70 employees because it violated the city’s Fair Workweek law. This marks the first time a company has violated the law in the year since it was passed.
Here’s a look at the Fair Workweek law, the rights it affords employees in Philadelphia, and what Target did to violate the law.
What Is the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Law?
In many industries throughout the country—but especially in lower-paid industries—irregular schedules can be a huge problem for workers.
Millions of workers across the United States are subject to “just-in-time” scheduling practices that allow companies to constantly shift schedules around in response to fluctuating consumer demand and market conditions. This saves labor costs for the company, but can have a chaotic and destabilizing effect on all aspects of employees’ lives.
Under “just-in-time” scheduling, workers may be constantly on call, not knowing until a few hours in advance whether they’ll have to work or whether an existing shift will change. This makes it difficult—if not impossible—to manage a life outside of work.
Irregular scheduling can have a detrimental effect on all aspects of an employee’s mental and physical health, as well as their family and personal life. As of now just a few US cities (and one state—Oregon) have laws that limit employers’ ability to erratically schedule their employees. Philadelphia is one of them.
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