DCWP - Information for Employees about NYC Temporary Schedule Change Law

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Temporary Schedule Change Law


Information for Employees: NYC Temporary Schedule Change Law

The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) enforces NYC’s Temporary Schedule Change Law, which took effect July 18, 2018. Under the law, covered employees have a right to temporary changes to their work schedule for certain “personal events.”

What Employers/Workers Need to Know

DCWP created an overview for employers and employees. Download Temporary Schedule Change Law: What Employers/Workers Need to Know.

Notice of Employee Right

Employers must post the notice “You Have a Right to Temporary Changes to Your Work Schedule” where employees can easily see it at each NYC workplace. Employers must post this notice in English and in any language that is the primary language of at least 5 percent of the workers at a workplace if the translation is available on this web page. Download "You Have a Right to Temporary Changes to Your Work Schedule" notice in:

English

Español (Spanish)

FAQs

Read Temporary Schedule Change Law: Frequently Asked Questions.

Local Law 146 of 2023

As of March 4, 2024, employers must distribute materials containing information related to the Law to their employees in both electronic and print format. Employers may comply with this requirement by providing each employee a printed copy of the multilingual "Know Your Rights at Work" poster and sending each employee a link to the Workers’ Bill of Rights webpage by text or email.

Download the multilingual "Know Your Rights at Work" poster: Printer-Friendly Version | Digitally Accessible Version

File a Complaint or Ask a Question

Use DCWP Online Services to file a complaint online.

Get information on how to submit a complaint by email or mail.

Use DCWP Online Services to ask a question online or contact DCWP in one of the following ways:

Email OLPS@dcwp.nyc.gov

Call 311 (212-NEW-YORK outside NYC)

NYC’s Temporary Schedule Change Law

New York City Administrative Code > Title 20: Consumer and Worker Protection > Chapter 12: Fair Work Practices > Subchapter 6: Temporary Changes to Work Schedules for Personal Events and Protections from Retaliation for Making Schedule Change Requests