In a televised meeting this afternoon, New York’s recently-convened Fast Food Wage Board confirmed industry employers’ fears and announced its unanimous recommendation that the wage for “fast food employees” in “fast food establishments” be increased to $15/hour by December 31, 2018 in New York City and by July 1, 2021 in the rest of New York State. Prior to issuing their recommendations, the Wage Board elicited testimony from James Brown of the NY Department of Labor’s Division of Statistics regarding the cost of living in New York and the insufficiency of average wages in the industry.
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