Modesto has enacted no local predictive or fair-workweek scheduling ordinance. California has no statewide predictive scheduling law. Only San Francisco, Emeryville, and Los Angeles have city-level scheduling mandates in California.
A review of the Modesto Municipal Code and city ordinance archive confirms no local ordinance requiring advance schedule notice, predictability pay, or other fair-workweek protections for employees. California has no statewide predictive scheduling statute; the state's only scheduling-related baseline protections are reporting-time pay (at least 2 hours' pay if sent home early) and split-shift premiums under California IWC Wage Orders. Predictive scheduling laws exist in San Francisco (Retail Workers Bill of Rights, 2015), Emeryville (Fair Workweek Ordinance, 2017), and Los Angeles (effective April 2023 for large retailers). Modesto employers are governed solely by state wage and hour rules.
No local violation. State reporting-time pay violations are enforced by California Labor Commissioner; employees may recover unpaid wages plus penalties.
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