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What is NYC RCNY § 7-651?

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(a) Where a retail or utility safety employer subtracts more than 15 minutes from a retail or utility safety employee's scheduled shift without at least 72 hours of advance notice before the start time of the scheduled shift, such change is a cancellation under § 20-1251(a)(2) of the Fair Workweek Law. (b) For a cancel

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Effective: 6/23/2022

§ 7-651 Schedule Changes.

RCNY § 7-651

(a)Where a retail or utility safety employer subtracts more than 15 minutes from a retail or utility safety employee's scheduled shift without at least 72 hours of advance notice before the start time of the scheduled shift, such change is a cancellation under § 20-1251(a)(2) of the Fair Workweek Law.

(b)For a cancellation under § 20-1251(a)(2) of the Fair Workweek Law, "relief required to make the employee or former employee whole" as provided in § 20-1208 and "relief required to make the employee whole" as provided in § 20-1211 must include the difference between the employee's scheduled work time and the employee's actual work time.

(c)Where a retail or utility safety employer adds more than 15 minutes to a retail or utility safety employee's scheduled shift without at least 72 hours of advance notice before the start time of the scheduled shift, such change constitutes "requir[ing] a retail or utility safety employee to work" under § 20-1251(a)(3) of the Fair Workweek Law. (Added City Record 5/24/2022, eff. 6/23/2022)

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