Approximately 1/3 of American workers are not in traditional permanent jobs. If you are an hourly employee, there’s a good chance you won’t know when you are working next week. You can be called in if business is heavy or sent home if it is slow.
Lonnie Golden, an economist at Penn State University, found that about 17% of hourly workers have “unstable work shift schedules.” Mr. Golden also found that roughly 41% of hourly workers receive their schedules no more than a week in advance.
This is sometimes called the “gig economy.” What it means, of course, is that hourly workers are being exploited, mistreated, and often working without benefits.
While some states, like Oregon, have passed a “fair scheduling law” to protect workers and give them a more reasonable life, Pennsylvania is not among them.
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