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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2016 CONTACT: Bailey Dick, 419-260-6044, bailey@jwj.org Washington, D.C. – Attorneys General in Washington, D.C., and eight states announced today the launch of an inquiry into on-call shifts and other abusive scheduling practices used by a number of retail employers, adding yet another voice to the… Read More»

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2016 CONTACT: Bailey Dick bailey(at)jwj.org 202-393-1044 x126 Washington D.C. – Footage of a webinar leaked to The Washington Post today shows that the majority of state Chamber of Commerce members support fair scheduling policies and suggests Chamber lobbyists may be misrepresenting their members in their… Read More»

CONTACT: Bailey Dick, bailey [at] jwj.org October 28, 2015 Washington, D.C. — This afternoon, Urban Outfitters became the latest in a series of retailers to announce that it would end the use of “on-call” scheduling practices in its stores across the country. Earlier this month, Urban Outfitters, which also owns… Read More»