The Chicago City Council just approved what is likely the most
expansive predictive scheduling law in the country. Business and
labor groups came together with Chicago Mayor Lori
Lightfoot’s staff and the city council to negotiate, draft,
and approve the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance. The new law,
approved yesterday and set to go into effect on July 1, 2020, will
soon mandate certain employers to give many lower-income employees
advance notice of their schedules and face financial penalties for
unexpectedly changing an employee’s shift. What do Chicago
employers need to know about this significant new law?
Covered Employers And Employees
The Ordinance applies to salaried employees earning no more than
$50,000 a year and hourly employees earning no more than $26 per
hour, and who work in the building services, healthcare, hotel,
manufacturing, restaurant, retail, or warehouse services
industry.
