Fordham Law School Professor Susan Scafidi spoke to USA Fashion about the potential impact of New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman’s letters to 13 major retailers about scheduling practices for employees.
“In retail, particularly in inexpensive, big box stores, employees are very easily replaced,” she says, “There isn’t a big concern about living wages, vacation time and other compassionate leave, so employers have not been under pressure to offer amenities in the workplace the way they might if they were competing for tech workers in Silicon Valley.”
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