Updates to Chicago’s Fair Workweek Ordinance Expand Employer Obligations
Takeaways Chicago’s updated Fair Workweek Ordinance rules (effective 06.01.26) expand and clarify employer obligations across scheduling, predictability pay, recordkeeping and more. The rules add detailed compliance requirements, including for good faith estimates and work schedules. They also increase administrative and compliance burdens. Employers should consider reviewing their policies and procedures to ensure compliance. Related links Chicago Fair Workweek Rules (effective 06.01.26) Fair Workweek Rules – Summary of Changes Article Effective June 1, 2026, updated the Chicago Fair Workweek Ordinance (FWO) rules require substantive changes to covered employers’ scheduling, predictability pay, access to hours, right-to-rest practices and recordkeeping obligations. The FWO requires large employers in the building services, healthcare, hotel, manufacturing, restaurant, retail, and warehouse services industries to provide workers with at least two weeks’ advance notice of their wo...