The D.C. Council tabled legislation Tuesday intended to create predictable work schedules for hourly employees, effectively killing the “fair-scheduling” bill until next year.
D.C. lawmakers had been under pressure from big-box stores to halt the bill, which would have required large nationwide retailers to give hourly employees a minimum of two weeks advance notice about their schedules.
Mega-grocer Wegmans threatened not to open stores in the District if the bill had passed, according to The Washington Post. Target and Best Buy had also applied lobbying pressure, according to the report.