New York City Passes "Just Cause" Legislation For The Fast Food Industry, Greatly Increasing Workplace Protections For Employees | Fisher Phillips
To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The New York City Council just passed two bills (Int. 1396-A and 1415-A) that limit when a fast food employer can discharge fast food employees, only permitting terminations for “just cause” or for a “bona fide economic reason” – both of which the employer must prove if challenged. The new law, passed on December 17, turns fast food workplaces into de facto unionized environments, with “fast food employees” in New York City having workplace protections equal to – and in some ways, greater than – employees who are r...
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