NC H533

Applies to retail establishments with 20 or more employees in North Carolina, excluding nonprofits and government entities, and covers department stores, grocery stores, restaurants, hotels, and janitorial services.

Requires employers to provide new employees with a written good-faith estimate of minimum scheduled hours before employment and give at least 2 weeks' advance notice of work schedules posted biweekly.

Mandates "predictability pay" compensation for schedule changes made with less than 7 days notice: 1 hour of pay for 24-plus hours notice, 2 hours for shifts under 4 hours with less than 24 hours notice, or 4 hours for longer shifts with less than 24 hours notice.

Requires employers to pay employees 2-4 hours of pay for on-call shifts where employees are not called in to work, with specified exceptions for emergencies, utility failures, Acts of God, and shift coverage due to illness or discipline.

Mandates equal treatment of part-time employees including same starting hourly wage as full-time employees doing equivalent work, same access to paid and unpaid time off, and same eligibility for promotions, with violations subject to $50 per day administrative penalties plus lost wages and enforcement costs.