Thresholds

Fair scheduling laws define a minimum amount of notice an employee must be given when their schedule changes. When the change occurs after that minimum lead-time, the employee may be due a premium.

Fair scheduling rules state that the premium an employee may be due varies based on the amount of notice they have been given.

For example, these rules apply to retail employees in San Francisco:

• If they are given less than 24 hours notice:
  • For shifts of 4 hours or less, they are due 2 hours of additional pay.
  • For shifts of more than 4 hours, they are due 4 hours of additional pay.
• If they are given less than 7 days notice (but 24 hours or more notice), they are due 1 hour of additional pay.

A fair scheduling definition can include multiple thresholds that apply to the employees that are scheduled under it.