; or (B) using any means, in addition to the written means required under paragraph (2), of notifying a covered sector employee of the work schedule of the employee. (b) Predictability pay for work schedule changes made with less than 14 days' notice (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), for each work schedule change provided to a covered sector employee that occurs less than 14 days prior to the first day on which the change is to take effect, the employer of the affected employee shall be required to provide the affected employee with pay (referred to in this subsection as predictability pay ) at the following rates: (A) The covered sector employee’s regular rate of pay per hour that the employee works plus one additional hour at such regular rate per work schedule change if the employer— (i) adds any hours to the hours the employee is scheduled to work under subsection (a); or (ii) changes the date, time, or location of the work shift the employee is scheduled to work under subsection (a) with no loss of hours. (B) Not less than 1/2 times the covered sector employee’s regular rate of pay per hour for any hour that the employee is scheduled to work under subsection (a) and does not work due to the employer reducing or canceling such scheduled hours of work. (2) Exceptions to predictability pay An employer shall not be required to pay predictability pay under paragraph (1), or to obtain written consent pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(C), under any of the following circumstances: (A) A covered sector employee requests a shift change in writing, including through the use of sick leave, vacation leave, or any other leave policy offered by the employer. (B) A schedule change is the result of a mutually agreed upon shift trade or coverage arrangement between covered sector employees, subject to any policy of the employer regarding required conditions for employees to exchange shifts. (C) The employer’s operations cannot begin or continue due to— (i) a threat to the property of an employee or the employer