# Los Angeles Fair Work Week Retail Worker Law Rules > Los Angeles retail workers get scheduling and on-call protections under the Fair Workweek ordinance. Learn your rights and reach an employment lawyer. Source: https://worklawyerca.com/fair-work-week/ Firm: Employment Lawyers Group — employee-side employment lawyers since 1993. Serving Los Angeles County, California. Phone: (818) 783-7300 (calling is the fastest way to reach the legal team) Office: 13418 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 Contact form: https://worklawyerca.com/contact/ Consultations are free and confidential; cases are taken on contingency. --- The Fair Work week rules for retail employees only applies to retail employees in a certain geography. These rules apply to employees in the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles. The rules do not apply to retail workers in incorporated cities such as Burbank, Long Beach, Pasadena, Santa Monica, or West Hollywood. Besides the place of employment, eligibility under this law requires the retail employee work for a retail operation that has 300 or more employees globally. This law does not apply to a worker at a single location gas station that employs 8 people. Employment lawyers are going to get involved in violations of the retail worker fair work week law if the employee is [terminated](https://worklawyerca.com/wrongful-termination-lawyer-los-angeles/) for complaining the law was violated. It may also be possible to obtain [PAGA](https://worklawyerca.com/paga-lawyer/) penalties based upon violations of this law. There may also be questions about on-call pay that can be answered by an employment lawyer. Call [877-525-0700](tel:8775250700) if you were fired for protesting your employer violated provisions of the retail worker fair workweek law ## WHO IS COVERED BY THE RETAIL WORKER FAIR WORK WEEK LOS ANGELES ORDINANCE Retail employers are subject to this law if: - the employee works 2 or more hours a week - the employee must work in Los Angeles County, and cannot work in an incorporated city like Inglewood - the employee must work in retail - the employer must have 300 or more employees globally Employees seeking clarification about this law should be careful about reviewing older internet posts, and editions of the law that may not be the versions that passed. This law was bantered around for approximately three years before it became law. ## WHAT BENEFITS DO EMPLOYEES HAVE UNDER THE FAIR WORKWEEK LOS ANGELES ORDINANCE? - Upon hiring, the employer must make a good faith estimate of the employee’s work schedule - Within 10 days, providing employees a good faith estimate of their expected hours if the employee requests - Employers may modify work schedules after giving 14 days notice of the modification - Modifying the times of work or number of hours worked, with less than 14 days notice, requires the employer to pay predictability pay which is payment of half the regular rate of pay for the lost hours - There must be 10 hours between shifts - If there is not 10 hours between shifts the employee must be paid 1.5 times their regular rate of pay (normal double time pay may also be required if the employee works more than 12 hours in a day) - Employees may decline shift changes if made on less than 14 days notice - Employers must post a notice of available open shifts at least 72 hours before hiring a new employee. 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