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On December 17, the New York City Council passed two bills that will fundamentally alter the terms and conditions of employment for fast food employers in the city. Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign both bills.
In a nutshell, the two bills prohibit fast food employers from terminating employees unless they have just cause or
bona fide economic reasons for doing so. The bills also require fast food employers to adopt and apply written progressive discipline policies and to provide employees with regular, predictable work schedules with regular, predictable weekly shifts for each work week. The bills give fast food employees the option of pursuing claims for violation of these rules through arbitration, even if they do not have arbitration agreements with their employers.
The
New York City Council has passed two bills, Int. No. 1415-A and Int. No 1396-A, that, when enacted and effective, will impose significant obligations on covered New York City fast food industry employers.
These bills would expand
New York City’s Fair Workweek Law to provide “Just Cause” protection from discharge and significant reductions in hours for fast food employees, require employers to engage in seniority-based reductions and rehiring if staff reductions are due to bona fide economic reasons, and provide for a private right of action. Mayor Bill de Blasio has described the bills as a “big victory for job stability and dignity” and is expected to sign the legislation. These bills would take effect 180 days after becoming law. When enacted, this legislation potentially will pave the way for a great overhaul of the at-will employment system that has long-defined the employer-employee relationship in New York State and New York City.
Monday, December 21, 2020
The
New York City Council has passed two bills, Int. No. 1415-A and Int. No 1396-A, that, when enacted and effective, will impose significant obligations on covered New York City fast food industry employers.
These bills would expand
New York City’s Fair Workweek Law to provide “Just Cause” protection from discharge and significant reductions in hours for fast food employees, require employers to engage in seniority-based reductions and rehiring if staff reductions are due to bona fide economic reasons, and provide for a private right of action. Mayor Bill de Blasio has described the bills as a “big victory for job stability and dignity” and is expected to sign the legislation. These bills would take effect 180 days after becoming law. When enacted, this legislation potentially will pave the way for a great overhaul of the at-will employment system that has long-defined the employer-employee relationship in New York State and New
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On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the New York City Council’s Committee on Civil Service and Labor voted to approve two bills, Proposed Int. No. 1415-A and Proposed Int. No. 1396-A, that would fundamentally alter the employer-employee relationship for fast food employers in New York City. These two bills will now move to the full City Council for a vote scheduled for Thursday, December 17, 2020. If passed and signed into law by the mayor, these two bills would effectively end the concept of at-will employment in New York City’s fast food industry.
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