Stringer Calls For City to Pass Right to Request Legislation

NICK POWELL

Scott Stringer knows all too well the scheduling headaches that come with working a high intensity job and raising a young family, and he wants the New York City business community to do something about it.

Stringer, the city comptroller and father of two small boys, was joined by his wife, Elyse Buxbaum, City Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo and Assemblywoman Nily Rozic in front of City Hall to call on the city to take up "Right to Request" legislation that would create a mechanism for workers and employers to discuss workplace flexibility options, and provide specific procedures to address employee requests. This public rallying cry was accompanied by a report released by Stringer's Bureau of Policy and Research that highlighted data in support of flexible work schedules, as well as real-world examples of how flexible work arrangements have been utilized acround the country.

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