Executive Summary: On July 22, 2015, the New York State Department of Labor’s (NYSDOL) Wage Board voted to recommend a 171 percent increase in the minimum wage for fast food workers in New York City (NYC), from the current hourly rate of $8.75 to $15.00 by 2018. If the Wage Board’s recommendation becomes law (it would go into effect December 31, 2015 if approved by Commissioner of Labor Musolino), the minimum wage for fast food workers would first jump to $10.50 by year’s end, increasing $1.50 annually thereafter until reaching $15 per hour by July 1, 2021, in all of New York State. The Department of Labor’s press release indicates this decision may be made as early as Monday, July 27, 2015.
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