{"id":4261,"date":"2025-12-02T13:33:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=4261"},"modified":"2025-12-02T13:33:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:33:53","slug":"starbucks-to-pay-nearly-39-million-for-violating-nyc-scheduling-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/starbucks-to-pay-nearly-39-million-for-violating-nyc-scheduling-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks to Pay Nearly $39 Million for Violating NYC Scheduling Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New York City has reached a $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks after investigators found the company committed violations<\/a> of the city\u2019s Fair Workweek Law. This is the largest worker-protection settlement in NYC history and will provide payments to more than 15,000 hourly employees from 300 Starbucks\u2019 locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

City officials found that Starbucks routinely failed to give workers predictable schedules, cut hours without proper justification, and made last-minute scheduling changes, all which is illegal under the Fair Workweek Law. Fast-food employers must provide stable weekly schedules, give at least 14 days\u2019 advance notice, and cannot reduce hours by more than 15% without a legitimate business reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the settlement, most hourly Starbucks workers from July 2021 through July 2024 will receive $50 for each week worked, with some employees eligible for nearly $4,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This case is an important reminder that New York City takes workers\u2019 rights seriously. Consistent scheduling isn\u2019t optional. It\u2019s a legal protection designed to help workers care for their families, arrange childcare, work additional jobs, and maintain stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your employer has cut your hours, changed your schedule without proper notice, or violated your workplace rights in any way, we\u2019re here to help. Contact Fitapelli & Schaffer for a free consultation.\u00a0 We are actively litigating<\/a> and investigating claims against all fast food companies, including Taco Bell, Wendy\u2019s, McDonalds, KFC and Raising Cane\u2019s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nNew York City has reached a $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks after investigators found the company committed violations of the city\u2019s Fair Workweek Law. This is the largest worker-protection settlement in NYC history and will provide payments to more than 15,000 hourly employees from 300 Starbucks\u2019 locations.<\/p>\n

City officials found that Starbucks routinely failed to give workers predictable schedules, cut hours without proper justification, and made last-minute scheduling changes, all which is illegal under the Fair …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-law"],"yoast_head":"\nStarbucks to Pay Nearly $39 Million for Violating NYC Scheduling Laws - New York Employment Lawyer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New York City has reached a $38.9 million settlement with Starbucks after investigators found the company committed violations of the city\u2019s Fair Workweek Law.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/starbucks-to-pay-nearly-39-million-for-violating-nyc-scheduling-laws\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Starbucks to Pay Nearly $39 Million for Violating NYC Scheduling Laws - 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