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NC H366

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/15/2017

Primary Sponsor

Cecil Brockman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires retail employers with 20+ employees to provide written good-faith estimates of minimum scheduled shifts per month before employment begins and notify employees of schedule changes with at least two weeks' notice.

  • Mandates "predictability pay" compensation ranging from 1-4 hours of pay at regular hourly rate when employers change schedules with less than 7 days' notice or require unscheduled shifts with less than 24 hours' notice.

  • Requires employers to compensate employees for on-call shifts not worked at 2-4 hours of pay depending on shift length, unless employee is called in or given 24+ hours' cancellation notice.

  • Mandates equal treatment of part-time employees including same starting hourly wages as full-time employees in equivalent positions, equal access to paid/unpaid time off (prorated), and equal eligibility for promotions as full-time counterparts.

  • Establishes enforcement authority with the North Carolina Department of Labor to investigate violations, issue determinations, assess administrative penalties of $50 per employee per day of violation, and requires posting of employee rights notices in workplace in multiple languages.

Legislative Description

Retail Workers' Bill of Rights

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

3/16/2017

Committee Referrals

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House3/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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