Seattle's 'Secure Scheduling' Proposal Clears Major Hurdle, Heads To City Council Vote

Seattle may be days away from passing what some activists consider the nation's strongest worker scheduling regulations. The City Council's Civil Rights, Utilities, Economic Development and Arts Committee voted 5-0 Tuesday in favor of the secure scheduling proposal. The committee vote was the last step before the full nine-member City Council takes up the law, expected as soon as Monday. Secure scheduling is a mix of rules that would govern how bosses schedule hourly workers at retail and restaurant chains like Subway, AutoZone, Target, and Home Depot that have more than 500 workers worldwide. Among other provisions, the law would require managers to post schedules two weeks in advance, then pay extra wages to workers whose schedules are changed. It aims to reduce practices like "clopening" - having a worker close a store late at night, then wake up a few hours later to open - and having workers wait around "on call" without being paid. Business representatives have spoken out against