New York City, as you gear up to start your Fall cycle of classes, be aware that we have newish legislation that requires employers in Retail and Fast Food to provide advance notice of schedule changes to their employees. What does this mean for us? It means that students who are told they have to come in to work tomorrow and therefore miss class – not allowed. Stay late and miss class? Also not allowed. Employers who violate these policies must pay the employee for the violation.

Fair Workweek rules for Fast Food workers can be found here.

Fair Workweek rules for Retail can be found here and here.

Reading and math activities drawing on the details of these laws can be found in the Retail and Hospitality CareerKits.