Hour by Hour: Women in Todays Workweek

For low-wage workers, the 40-hour work week and the 8-hour day are no longer standard, blurring distinctions between part-time and full-time work and exposing more Americans to scheduling practices that create economic uncertainty. Labor standards must be updated to protect workers from harmful scheduling practices. Policies like the San Francisco's Retail Workers Bill of Rights and the federal Schedules That Work bill guarantee predictable scheduling, pay reporting, and ensures that workers have a voice in their schedules.