Relating to employee work schedules; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Requires large employers in specified industries to provide new employee with estimated work schedule and to provide current employee with seven days' notice of employee work schedule. Extends work schedule notice period to two weeks effective July 1, 2020. Permits large employers in specified industries to maintain list of employees for work shift coverage in certain circumstances. Prohibits large employers in specified industries from scheduling work shifts that do not allow sufficient break time in between shifts unless employee earns 1.5 times scheduled rate of pay. Requires large employers in specified industries to pay penalty wage if employer changes scheduled shift with less than seven days' notice. Provides exception to penalty wage in certain circumstances. Requires large employers in specified industries to maintain records relating to compliance for three years. Makes unlawful employment practice for large employers in specified industries to interfere with employee rights or retaliate against employee for exercising rights granted to employee under Act. Allows for administrative or civil cause of action and statutory penalties for each violation. Repeals sunset of preemption of local government regulation of work schedules. Declares emergency, effective on passage.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Feb 21, 2017
Signed Aug 8, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Aug 8, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
legislature
Jul 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Speaker signed.
legislature
Jul 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
President signed.
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Lininger. Passed.
legislature
Jun 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
legislature
Jun 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules.
legislature
Jun 23, 2017
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
legislature
Jun 22, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Taylor, Knopp. Passed.
legislature
Jun 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
legislature
Apr 20, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules by order of the President.
legislature
Apr 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be referred to Rules. (Printed A-Eng.)
legislature
Feb 22, 2017
Committee
Referred to Workforce.
legislature
Feb 21, 2017
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
legislature
8 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
P
Ann Lininger
DDemocratic
P
JB
Janelle Bynum
DDemocratic
P
Julie Parrish
RRepublican
P
Kathleen Taylor
DDemocratic
P
Michael Dembrow
DDemocratic
P
PH
Paul Holvey
DDemocratic
P
Rob Nosse
DDemocratic
Co
BS
Barbara Smith Warner
DDemocratic
Co
BW
Brad Witt
DDemocratic
Co
Carla Piluso
DDemocratic
Co
CR
Chuck Riley
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Rayfield
DDemocratic
Co
Diego Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Floyd Prozanski
DDemocratic
Co
Ginny Burdick
DDemocratic
Co
James Manning
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer Williamson
DDemocratic
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