Reminder: Get Ready for Los Angeles County’s Fair Work Week Ordina
As we previously blogged , effective July 1, 2025, Los Angeles County’s new Fair Work Week Ordinance requires qualifying retailers and grocers (300+ employees nationwide in unincorporated LA County) to give workers predictable schedules, advance notice, rest between shifts, and “predictability pay” for certain schedule changes. It also mandates recordkeeping, posting notices, and limits on hiring new staff before offering existing employees extra hours. Here’s a quick refresher on the key requirements: 1. Good Faith Estimate of Work Schedule Provide every new hire—and any current employee within 10 calendar days of request—a written , non binding estimate of expected hours, days, locations, and potential shifts. If actual schedules deviate substantially (≥20% of hours, different days, location, or shifts outside the estimate in six of 12 weeks), document a legitimate business reason that is unknown at the time of estimate to substantiate the deviation. 2....