Fair Workweek Predictability Pay Calculator
Estimate Fair Workweek predictability pay and clopening premiums in Oregon, Seattle, NYC, Chicago and 7 more places. Pick the change and the notice you got.
Fair Workweek Predictability Pay Calculator
Where You Work
Pick the law that covers the place you work. NYC retail has no premium pay, so it isn't listed.
What Happened
Enter one change at a time.
Notice You Got
Count calendar days from the day you were told to the day of the shift. Told Monday for next Monday = 7. Same day = 0.
Enter whole days of notice, from 0 to 365.
Told less than 24 hours before the shift started?
Exactly 24 hours counts as No.
The Change
Enter the hours and minutes, 0 or more.
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Enter your scheduled shift length, up to 24 hours.
Your Regular Hourly Rate
Predictability pay is figured on your regular rate. Tipped in Philadelphia and paid under $7.25? Enter your cash wage.
Enter your hourly rate.
Clopening
Also check a clopening (close, then open the next day)?
Enter a rest gap of 0 to 24 hours and a next shift of up to 24 hours.
Closing at 10 PM and opening at 6 AM is a gap of 8 hours. In most of these places a same-day split shift isn't a clopening: the first shift has to end the day before or run past midnight.
On top of your wages for the hours you work
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Rule that applies
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Your rate is above Chicago's covered-pay limit of $33.85 an hour, so the law may not cover you. The math above assumes it does.
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If your employer paid you for the whole scheduled shift anyway, no schedule-change premium is owed.
Added hours that are paid at overtime usually don't earn predictability pay.
In California, reporting for a shift and being sent home early can also earn reporting-time pay under state law, and it stacks with city predictability pay. Check it with the reporting time pay calculator.
Estimates only, not legal or tax advice. Check with your city or state labor office.
Who This Law Covers
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Changes you asked for in writing, voluntary shift swaps and closures for emergencies don't earn predictability pay.
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How predictability pay works in each city
Predictability pay is extra pay for a schedule change your employer makes after the notice deadline. It comes on top of your wages for any hours you work. Most of these laws pay one extra hour at your regular rate when time is added or a shift is moved, and half your rate for each scheduled hour you lose. New York City's fast food law pays flat amounts instead. Berkeley, Emeryville, Evanston and San Francisco pay more for some changes made less than 24 hours before the shift.
| Place | Pays when notice is | Added time or moved shift | Hours cut or shift cancelled | On-call shift not used |
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| Oregon | 13 days or less before the schedule's first day | 1 hour if more than 30 min is added; 1 hour for a move of more than 30 min | ½ your rate × hours lost (none for a cut of 30 min or less) | ½ your rate × hours |
| Seattle | 13 days or less before the shift | 1 hour, pro-rated under an hour (none under 15 min); 1 hour for a move | ½ your rate × hours lost (none under 15 min) | ½ your rate × hours |
| NYC fast food | 14 days or less before the week's first day | $10 (8 to 14 days), $15 (7 days or less) | $20 (8 to 14 days), $45 (2 to 7 days), $75 (1 day or less) | Not covered |
| San Francisco | 6 days or less before the shift | 1 hour; under 24 hours, 2 or 4 hours | 1 hour; under 24 hours, 2 hours (4 hours or less lost) or 4 hours | 2 or 4 hours if you weren't told 24 hours ahead |
| Los Angeles (city) | 13 days or less before the work period | 1 hour if more than 15 min is added; 1 hour per change of date, time or location | ½ your rate × hours lost (15 min or more) | ½ your rate × hours |
| LA County (unincorporated) | 13 days or less before the work period | 1 hour if more than 15 min is added; 1 hour for a move | ½ your rate × hours lost (more than 15 min) | ½ your rate × hours |
| Chicago | 13 days or less before the schedule's first day | 1 hour if more than 15 min is added; 1 hour for a move | 1 hour; told under 24 hours before the shift, ½ your rate × hours lost (cuts of more than 15 min) | Same as a cancellation |
| Philadelphia | 12 days or less before the work week | 1 hour for more than 20 min added or a start or end time moved more than 20 min | ½ your rate × hours lost (more than 20 min) | ½ your rate × hours |
| Berkeley | 13 days or less before the shift | 1 hour (none for 10 min or less added) | 1 hour; under 24 hours, the smaller of 4 hours or the hours lost | Not covered |
| Emeryville | 13 days or less before the shift | 1 hour (none for 10 min or less added) | 1 hour (none for a cut of 10 min or less); under 24 hours, the smaller of 4 hours or the scheduled shift's hours | Not covered |
| Evanston | 13 days or less before the shift | 1 hour (20 min or more added) | 1 hour (cuts of 20 min or more); under 24 hours, the smaller of 4 hours or the scheduled shift's hours | The smaller of 4 hours or the shift's hours, if on-call time is unpaid |
Sources: ORS 653.455 (Oregon); SMC 14.22 and the OLS Secure Scheduling Q&A (Seattle); the DCWP Fast Food Fair Workweek FAQ (NYC); Labor & Employment Code §42.4 and OLSE Rules 4 to 6 (San Francisco); LAMC §185.06 (Los Angeles); County Code §8.102.080 (LA County); MCC 6-110-050 and Rules FWW 1.05 (Chicago); Phila. Code ch. 9-4600 and its regulations (Philadelphia); the City FAQ (Berkeley); the City poster and pay structure sheet (Emeryville); Ordinance 24-O-23 §3-34-5 (Evanston).
Where the notice is counted to
The laws don't all count notice to the same day. Seattle, San Francisco, Berkeley, Emeryville and Evanston count calendar days to the shift itself. Oregon, Chicago, Los Angeles, LA County, Philadelphia and NYC count to the first day of the posted schedule or work week, so a change to a Friday shift in a schedule that starts on Monday is measured to that Monday.
NYC's DCWP counts dates. With a schedule whose first day is Monday, July 27, a cancellation announced on July 12 or earlier owes nothing, July 13 to 19 owes $20, July 20 to 25 owes $45, and July 26 or later counts as less than 24 hours and owes $75. Philadelphia gives employers 24 hours after its 14-day posting deadline to fix a schedule, so changes made 13 or more days before the work week owe nothing. San Francisco wants schedules posted two weeks ahead, but its predictability pay starts only when a change comes with less than 7 days' notice.
Minute thresholds
Small changes often don't count. Oregon skips changes of 30 minutes or less and Philadelphia changes of 20 minutes or less. Emeryville skips additions or cuts of 10 minutes or less, and Berkeley additions of 10 minutes or less. Evanston pays once a change reaches 20 minutes, and Seattle has a grace period for changes under 15 minutes. Chicago and LA County pay only when more than 15 minutes change. Los Angeles pays for more than 15 minutes added but for any cut of 15 minutes or more. The calculator applies each cutoff exactly, so a 15-minute cut pays in Seattle and Los Angeles but not in Chicago.
Clopening pay: time and a half, 1.25x, or a flat amount
A clopening is a closing shift followed by an opening shift with too little rest between them. The rest window is 9 hours in Philadelphia, 10 hours in Oregon, Seattle, Los Angeles, LA County and Chicago, and 11 hours in NYC (fast food), Berkeley, Emeryville and Evanston. Every one of these rules says "less than", so a gap of exactly 10 hours in Seattle owes nothing. San Francisco's law has no rest rule at all.
The premium is figured four different ways. Oregon, Seattle, LA County, Berkeley, Emeryville and Evanston pay time and a half only for the hours you work inside the rest window. Los Angeles pays time and a half for the whole second shift. Chicago pays 1.25 times your regular rate for the whole shift. NYC fast food pays a flat $100 per clopening, and Philadelphia a flat $40 per shift.
Say you earn $20 an hour, close at 11:00 PM and open at 7:00 AM for a 6-hour shift. That's an 8-hour gap, and the extra pay on top of your wages works out like this:
- Seattle, Oregon or LA County: 2 hours fall inside the 10-hour window, so ½ × $20 × 2 = $20.
- Berkeley, Emeryville or Evanston: 3 hours fall inside the 11-hour window, so ½ × $20 × 3 = $30.
- Los Angeles: all 6 hours of the second shift count, so ½ × $20 × 6 = $60.
- Chicago: 1.25x on all 6 hours, so ¼ × $20 × 6 = $30.
- NYC fast food: $100. Philadelphia: $40. San Francisco: nothing.
In most of these places a same-day split shift isn't a clopening: the first shift has to end on the previous day or run past midnight. Chicago's rules pay the premium only on the parts of a split shift that start inside the window. California's separate split-shift premium has its own split shift premium calculator.
When you're not owed predictability pay
The obvious case is when you got enough notice. These laws also exclude changes you asked for in writing, voluntary shift swaps and closures for emergencies such as threats, utility failures or natural disasters. Los Angeles and LA County don't pay for added hours that have to be paid at overtime under California law, and San Francisco excludes mandatory overtime. In NYC and San Francisco, no premium is owed if your employer pays you for the whole scheduled shift anyway.
Coverage depends on the employer too. Oregon covers retail, hospitality and food service employers with 500 or more employees worldwide, and Seattle covers retail and food service employers of that size (full-service restaurants also need 40 full-service locations). Los Angeles and LA County cover retail employers with 300 or more employees. Philadelphia covers retail, hospitality and food service employers with 250 employees and 30 locations. NYC's law covers fast food chains with 30 or more locations, and San Francisco's covers formula retailers with 40 stores and 20 employees in the city. Chicago covers seven industries and only workers earning $33.85 an hour or less ($64,945.55 a year). Berkeley, Emeryville and Evanston have their own employer-size tests, shown beside the result. NYC retail workers get 72 hours' notice and a ban on on-call shifts, but no premium pay.
Predictability pay vs. reporting time pay
California's reporting time pay is a state rule, separate from any city ordinance. If you report for a shift and get sent home early, the state wage orders can require pay for part of the scheduled shift. In San Francisco, Los Angeles, unincorporated LA County, Berkeley and Emeryville, that can stack with city predictability pay for the same cut. The reporting time pay calculator works out the state part. Whether time spent waiting on call counts as paid work is a separate question, covered by the on-call pay calculator.
Whichever rule applies, keep your own record. Save the message that changed your schedule, note the day you got it, and log when you actually clocked in and out. TimeClock44 clocks you in and out with one tap and lets you add a note to each shift, so the change and the date you were told stay with the hours. Then check your pay stub with the paycheck accuracy checker, and if pay is missing, the wage claim deadline checker shows how long you have to file.
Disclaimer: Estimates only. This calculator is for informational purposes and isn't legal or tax advice. It applies each law as its city or state agency explains it as of October 2026, and a few edge cases (exactly 24 hours' notice in Chicago, LA County's cut threshold, Emeryville's under-24-hour cut) rest on our reading of the text. Confirm with your city or state labor office, such as Oregon BOLI, Seattle's Office of Labor Standards or NYC's DCWP, or with a qualified employment attorney.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about fair workweek predictability pay calculator
What is predictability pay?
It's extra pay your employer owes when it changes your posted schedule without enough notice, on top of your wages for the hours you work. Most fair workweek laws pay one extra hour at your regular rate when time is added or a shift is moved, and half your rate for each scheduled hour that's cut. New York City's fast food law uses flat dollar premiums instead.
How much is predictability pay for a cancelled shift?
It depends on where you work and how much notice you got. Oregon, Seattle, Los Angeles, unincorporated LA County and Philadelphia pay half your rate for each hour you lose, and so does Chicago when you're told less than 24 hours before the shift. With 24 hours' notice or more (but inside the 14-day window), Chicago, Berkeley, Emeryville and Evanston pay one hour. Under 24 hours, Berkeley, Emeryville and Evanston pay up to 4 hours. San Francisco pays 1 hour with less than 7 days' notice, and 2 or 4 hours under 24 hours. NYC fast food pays a flat $20, $45 or $75.
What is a clopening and what premium do I get?
A clopening is closing one night and opening the next morning with less than 9, 10 or 11 hours between the shifts, depending on the law. Oregon, Seattle, unincorporated LA County, Berkeley, Emeryville and Evanston pay time and a half for the hours you work inside that rest window. Chicago pays 1.25 times your rate for the whole shift, Los Angeles pays time and a half for the whole second shift, NYC fast food pays a flat $100 and Philadelphia a flat $40. San Francisco's law has no rest rule.
Which cities have fair workweek laws in 2026?
This calculator covers 11 places, all in force in October 2026: Oregon statewide, Seattle, New York City (fast food), San Francisco (formula retail), the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated LA County (retail), Chicago, Philadelphia, Berkeley, Emeryville and Evanston. New York City also has scheduling rules for retail workers, but that law has no premium pay.
Do I still get predictability pay if I agreed to the change?
Usually, yes. NYC's fast food notice, the Los Angeles poster and Chicago's FAQ all say that agreeing to a change doesn't waive the pay. The exceptions are changes you asked for in writing and voluntary shift swaps with a coworker.
Is predictability pay counted for overtime?
Seattle and Chicago say no. Seattle's Office of Labor Standards leaves it out of the regular rate, and Chicago's Rule FWW 1.05(h) says it isn't another hour of work. Hours you actually work past 40 in a week are still paid at overtime rates, which our overtime calculator works out.
Can I get predictability pay and reporting time pay for the same shift?
Yes, in some California cities. If you report for a shift and get sent home early, state reporting-time pay can apply as well as city predictability pay in San Francisco, Los Angeles, unincorporated LA County, Berkeley and Emeryville. The reporting time pay calculator covers the state rule. In NYC and San Francisco, if your employer pays you for the whole scheduled shift anyway, no schedule-change premium is owed.
Does NYC's Fair Workweek law give retail workers premium pay?
No. NYC retail employers have to post schedules 72 hours ahead, can't use on-call shifts, can't cancel shifts within 72 hours and can't add time within 72 hours without your consent, but the retail law has no premium pay. The $10 to $75 change premiums and the $100 clopening premium are for fast food workers.