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Panel debates wide-ranging scheduling bill that would require 14-day notices and penalties for changes
Summary
Senate Bill 436 would require large employers to provide advanced work schedules, written availability statements and pay compensatory penalties for late schedule changes; lawmakers questioned the bill’s scope (500+ threshold, NAICS classifications), enforceability and administrative burden.
A lengthy committee debate on Senate Bill 436 consumed much of the March 12 Labor and Public Employees meeting as lawmakers weighed a proposal to require advanced notice of work schedules for large employers.
The bill would apply to employers with 500 or more employees in specified industries and would require employers to obtain a written availability statement from new hires, provide a good-faith estimate of average weekly hours, and post or transmit work schedules…
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