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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5717

SB 5717: Employee scheduling

Concerning employer and employee scheduling.

Summary

  • Creates a comprehensive program for certain employees regarding their work schedules.
  • Covers employers in food services, hospitality, or retail with 250 or more employees worldwide, except full service restaurants must have 40 or more locations worldwide.
  • Covers chains and franchises with 250 or more employees in the aggregate, except for those employing less than 25 employees across locations operated by that franchisee.
  • Provides exclusions for nonprofit service organizations, temporary service contractor, and roadside assistance services.
  • Provides covered employees with 14 days' notice of work schedules, compensates employees for schedule changes, grants employee requests for schedule changes under certain conditions, and other protections.
  • Provides a ten-hour rest period for employees working closing an store opening the next day.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5717), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)
Introduced
January 29, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 16, 2020
Companion bill
HB 1491
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5717, SSB 5717

AN ACT Relating to secure scheduling;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Rebecca Saldaña (D-37)

9 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Senator D-47Bob Hasegawa D-11Joe Nguyen D-34Karen Keiser D-33Marko Liias D-21Steve Conway D-29Senator D-22Emily Randall D-26Claire Wilson D-30

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Referred to Labor & Commerce. (SSB 5717)
  2. Referred to Labor & Commerce.
  3. WM - Majority; without recommendation. (SSB 5717)
  4. And refer to Labor & Commerce. (SSB 5717)
  5. And refer to Labor & Commerce.
  6. WM - Majority; without recommendation.
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5717)
  8. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  9. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5717)
  10. Referred to Ways & Means.
  11. LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5717)
  12. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5717)
  13. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 5717)
  14. Minority; do not pass.
  15. And refer to Ways & Means.
  16. LBRC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Labor & Commerce.

SB 5717 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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