NC H741

Requires employers with 20+ employees to provide shift workers and part-time employees with advance notice of work schedules at least two weeks in advance through posting, electronic transmission, or other methods.

Mandates "predictability pay" compensation when employers change scheduled shifts with less than 7 days notice (1 hour pay) or less than 24 hours notice (2-4 hours pay depending on shift length).

Requires employers to compensate employees for on-call shifts not worked at 2 hours pay for shifts 4 hours or less, and 4 hours pay for longer shifts, unless 24+ hours cancellation notice is provided.

Establishes equal treatment requirements for part-time employees including same starting hourly wage as full-time employees for equal work, same access to paid/unpaid time off (prorated), and same promotion eligibility as full-time counterparts.

Prohibits employer retaliation against employees for requesting schedule modifications, reporting violations, filing complaints with the Department of Labor, or exercising rights under the act; violations subject to administrative penalties of $50 per day plus lost wages recovery.