--- title: 3 Things Managers Need to Know about NY’s Fair Workweek Law description: We pulled out three key things managers need to keep in mind to ensure compliance with New York’s Fair Workweek Law. image: https://blog.crewapp.com/hubfs/kelly-sikkema-1484277-unsplash.jpg --- [![Crew Logo](https://blog.crewapp.com/hubfs/Marketing/Logos/logo_crew_red.svg "Crew Logo")](https://www.crewapp.com/) - [Features](https://www.crewapp.com/features) - [Help](https://help.crewapp.com/) - [Signup or Login](https://crewapp.com/app) - [Crew App](https://crewapp.com/app) - [Command Center](https://crewapp.com/enterprise/commandcenter/) [Request Demo](https://squareup.com/us/en/staff/team-communication/contact) ##### [Team Communication](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/team-communication) [Keep employees connected and engaged](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/team-communication) ##### [Labor Optimization](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/labor-optimization) [Give employees instant access to schedules and open shifts](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/labor-optimization) ##### [Culture & Recognition](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/culture-recognition) [Inspire great work by highlighting outstanding performance](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/culture-recognition) ##### [Knowledge Management](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/knowledge-management) [Ensure your team is aligned and informed](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/knowledge-management) ##### [Administration & Analytics](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/command-center) [Manage your workforce and gain immediate insight](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/command-center) ##### [Compliance Suite](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/compliance) [Protect your people and your organization](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/compliance) ##### [Integrations](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/integrations) [Integrate with critical operations and reporting tools](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/integrations) ##### [Employee Management](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/employee-management) [Manage your workforce at scale with an end-to-end employee toolset](https://www.crewapp.com/enterprise/employee-management) [![logo_crew_red](https://blog.crewapp.com/hubfs/Marketing/Logos/logo_crew_red.svg "logo_crew_red")](https://blog.crewapp.com/) - 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Read on for what you need to know - and how Crew can help you make sure you’re on track. **1. Offering shifts to current employees** Staffing shifts can be one of the most stressful and time-consuming parts of a managers’ job. With Fair Workweek Law, there’s another layer of consideration in how that staffing takes place: Before hiring new employees to fill shifts, managers must offer shifts to employees already employed at their locations in the following order: - Employees at the location where shift coverage is needed - Employees to other NYC-based locations - New hires With a communications app like Crew, team members are empowered to [work directly with their teammates to both find coverage for shifts they can’t work as well as to request to pick up a shift](https://www.home.crewapp.com/post/crew-tips-how-do-i-get-shift-coverage-using-crew). ![](https://blog.crewapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rich%20Text%20Pasting/unknown-1593462411253.webp?width=600&name=unknown-1593462411253.webp) Managers can then review and approve schedule changes, with the power to ensure that proper staffing is taking place and that it’s in line with compliance requirements. **2. Advance scheduling** Fair Workweek Law requires that schedules are posted 21 days in advance and electronically submitted to employees at least two weeks in advance, giving all employees ample notice of expectations. If there are any changes to the schedule, it must be updated, reposted and redistributed to employees within 24 hours. With Crew, you’re able to instantly distribute the schedule to your team, along with any changes or updates. With Admin-only posting through [Announcements](https://www.home.crewapp.com/post/crew-tips-how-do-i-post-an-announcement), you can make updates that are pinned to the top of your team members’ Chats tab, giving that information extra special visibility. ![](https://blog.crewapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rich%20Text%20Pasting/unknown-1593462373191.webp?width=600&name=unknown-1593462373191.webp) Beyond that, get more insight into the reach of your message by being able to see who has and has not ready your message, along with the ability to remind those who haven’t yet read that they need to check in. > “With Crew, there’s no longer any doubt schedules are posted on time and messages are getting to the right people. Now I don’t hope, I know everyone receives my updates directly.” - Amir Syed, COO, Syed Restaurants, Burger King franchisee **3. Record-keeping Requirements** With Fair Workweek Laws comes the potential for an audit, meaning that you must keep records demonstrating your compliance for three years. Syed Restaurants rolled out Crew across all of their 35 locations and 900 employees to ensure that they were compliant with New York’s Fair Workweek Act. > As COO Amir Syed said, “I can’t think of anything more essential to our business than Crew. If we didn’t have the platform in place, we would have definitely struggled with Fair Workweek audits. Thankfully, we’re ahead of the game because Crew gives us everything we need to demonstrate scheduling compliance.” Read more about [how Syed Restaurants implemented Crew to see fast compliance results here](https://www.home.crewapp.com/syed-burger-king). 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