New York State Jumps On The Predictive Scheduling Bandwagon And Issues Proposed Scheduling Rules

On the eve of the November 26, 2017 effective date of New York City's own predictive scheduling regulations that affect retail and fast food employers,¹ the New York State Department of Labor has issued proposed predictive scheduling regulations for certain industries. The proposed regulations would revise the Minimum Wage Order for the Miscellaneous Industries and Occupations to limit employers' ability to schedule employees for on-call shifts and require employers to pay employees for cancelled shifts and newly issued shifts. If the proposed regulations become effective, New York State would become the second state in the country to implement state-wide predictive scheduling rules.