Oregon’s New Predictive Scheduling Law May Also Be Predictive of California’s Future?

While it is normally California forging the way in complex employment law trends, Oregon beat California to the punch with their new Predictive Scheduling law. Effective July 01, 2018, large Oregon employers of Retail, Hospitality and Food Service businesses must provide “predictive” schedules to their employees. This new law includes requirements to provide median hours the employee can expect to work at the time of hire; seven day notice requirements for any schedule changes; and a break of at least ten hours between shifts, just to name only a few. Oregon employers who fail to abide by the new legislation will face penalties akin to meal or rest period premiums.

The implications of this new trend cannot be overstated and would be hugely impactful if adopted in California. While some cities, including San Francisco and Seattle, have similar ordinances currently in place for large retail and franchise employers, it may be only a matter of time before the requirement is introduced on a statewide level in California.