Tag Archives: Predictive Scheduling

Front-line employees don’t envy remote workers, Gallup data shows

State Library Ed. Note: If you cannot access this story via the link below, state employees can access this Washington Post story HERE via the State Library’s subscription to the US Newstream database. Alternatively, state employees can contact us for access: LibraryHelp.SLO@slo.oregon.gov or 503-378-8800. But they do want more predictable and flexible schedules. Flexibility has always been extremely tough to come […]
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Mondelez workers at Portland’s Nabisco plant say they’re forced to work overtime with little notice, or face penalties

Oregon lawmakers weigh how much warning bakery workers should get before mandatory overtime shifts. Joshua Roos is supposed to pick up his 3-year-old son from daycare by 3:45 p.m. every day. But he never knows if he’ll make it. Roos and other workers at the Nabisco plant in Northeast Portland say they are routinely forced […]
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The brutal psychological toll of erratic work schedules

Unpredictable hours and variable pay may cause even more distress than low wages. Stacey, a single mother, was getting 30 hours a week when she first started working at a big-box store in the Bay Area, in early 2015. But her hours had grown erratic by the time we interviewed her, a few months later: […]
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At Work, the ‘Irregulars’ Are Starting to Get Protection

State Library Ed. Note: Oregon’s “fair scheduling” law is mentioned in the article. Irregular hours and unpredictable schedules have redefined work for many low-income Americans. States and cities are just beginning to regulate them. If you’re an hourly employee in most parts of the country, there’s a good chance you don’t know when you’re working next week. […]
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Oregon Requires Predictive Scheduling for Certain Service Industry Workers

Similar to San Francisco, Seattle, New York City, and Emeryville, California, the State of Oregon has enacted a predictive scheduling law, S.B. 828, effective July 1, 2018, which regulates employer scheduling practices in the food service, hospitality, and retail industries. Similar legislation is also currently pending in Chicago. This article takes a look at the new law. […]
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New Oregon Law Imposes Scheduling and Working Hours Obligations on Employers

A new Oregon statute will require certain large employers to provide their Oregon employees with advance notice of their work schedules. Source: New Oregon Law Imposes Scheduling and Working Hours Obligations on Employers – Lexology

Oregon becomes first state to mandate when workers get their schedules

The state will require large employers in the retail, hospitality and food service industries to give employees their schedules at least a week in advance. Governor Kate Brown, a Democrat, signed the measure on Tuesday. It was passed by the state legislature in June. “While DC has lost sight of working Americans, Oregon lawmakers came […]
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Malls and restaurants schedule workers at the last minute. Oregon just made that illegal.

As the Democratic Party continues to flail over what besides resistance to Donald Trump it stands for (what’s the health care plan, anyway?), they can look for inspiration to Oregon, where Democratic Gov. Kate Brown signed the country’s first statewide employee scheduling law on Tuesday. Source: Malls and restaurants schedule workers at the last minute. […]
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Editorial: This legislative session’s legacy is “less bad”

When their work is done and Oregon lawmakers head home in the next few days, they’ll leave behind a legacy that can, in part, best be described as “less bad.” Some of the most important pieces of legislation they approved were not good, perhaps, but were certainly less bad than when first introduced. Source: Editorial: […]
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Family-Friendly Laws Are Being Passed, but Not by Trump’s Team

State Library Ed. Note: Story mentions Oregon’s passage of “predictable scheduling” law. President Trump has promised help for families with jobs and young children. And recently, they have been getting it — but not from the federal government. Instead, state and local lawmakers have been passing policies to address the needs of working families.