2015 House Bill 5175

Mandate employers grant certain employee shift change requests

Introduced in the House

Dec. 17, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Robert Wittenberg (D-27)

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 Commerce and Trade