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.”
DCWP created an overview for employers and employees. Download Temporary Schedule Change Law: What Employers/Workers Need to Know.
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:
Read Temporary Schedule Change Law: Frequently Asked Questions.
Download the NYC Temporary Schedule Change Law packet.