2016 Senate Bill 688

Mandate employers grant certain employee shift change requests

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 13, 2016

Introduced by Sen. Steve Bieda (D-9)

To mandate that, unless prevented by a “bona fide business reason,” employers must grant an employee’s request for a specified change in the terms and conditions of employment, including shifts, schedules and hours, if the request is based on specified personal matters. The bill would also impose additional pay and minimum hour mandates on employers in the retail, food service, or cleaning service sectors.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations