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.

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

Download the NYC Temporary Schedule Change Law packet.