AGENCY TESTIMONY
Fair Workweek Law and its enforcement
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Commissioner Mayuga explains the Fair Workweek law and DCWP's enforcement efforts. This law aims to provide workers with greater job and income stability by prohibiting irregular and unpredictable scheduling practices.
- Since 2017, DCWP has received over 900 complaints and launched more than 400 investigations
- In 2022, DCWP reached a $20 million settlement with Chipotle, the largest worker protection settlement in NYC history
- In 2023-2024, DCWP recovered over $10 million in additional monetary relief for fast food and retail workers under this law
Vilda Vera Mayuga
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Another one of our key workplace laws for Workweek was designed to provide workers with greater job and income stability by prohibiting irregular and unpredictable scheduling practices.
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Since the law went into effect in 2017, DCWP has received over 900 complaints and launched more than 400 investigations.
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This includes the largest worker protection settlement in New York City history, our 2022 settlement with Chipotle for violations of deferred work week, and Paysafe and sickly laws, which delivered over $20,000,000 in restitution to approximately 13,000 workers.
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In 2023 2024, we built on that success, recovering over $10,000,000 in additional monetary relief for fast food and retail workers under the Fair Workweek law.
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We are very proud of these successes, not only because they have put money back into workers' pockets for harms they experience, but also because they ensure that companies operating in our city understand the responsibility to comply with the law.