This bill provides that on any day an employee reports to work at the request of an employer and the employer cancels or reduces the number of hours in an employee's scheduled shift, the employee must be paid the lesser of 2 hours of pay at the employee's regular hourly rate of pay and the total pay for the shift for which the employee was scheduled. An employer that makes a documented good faith effort to notify an employee not to report to work is not liable to pay wages. If the employee reports to work after the employer's attempt to notify the employee has been unsuccessful or if the employer is prevented from making notification for any reason, the employee must perform whatever duties are assigned by the employer at the time the employee reports to work. The provision does not apply when an employee is not required to work due to adverse weather conditions, a natural disaster, a civil emergency, an illness or medical condition of the employee or a workplace injury of the employee. The bill does not apply to public employers or certain employers of seasonal employees. The bill applies to employers who employ at least 10 employees in the usual and regular course of business for more than 120 days in a calendar year.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text LD 598, SP 282: 26.626