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WorkRise Shorts: Charting Workers’ Experiences with Fair Workweek Laws in Three US Cities with Susan Lambert

Last updated on July 22, 2025

Are new fair workweek laws in Chicago, New York City, and Seattle helping workers get predictable flexible work schedules from their employers? Susan Lambert, a professor at the Crown School of Social Work at the University of Chicago, discusses how employees are faring under these new workplace ordinances and what municipal labor standards officials, labor market policymakers, and employers alike should know about best practices for implementing fair scheduling policies at work.


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