It is looking increasingly likely that fast food employers in New York City will have to deal with troubling new workplace regulations in the near future, including the prospect of increased penalties for violations, additional employee training requirements, and the threat of revoked business permits. Building off of recent punitive enforcement efforts by New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) for violations of the Fair Workweek and Just Cause Laws (FWW) and Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESTA), City Council members introduced two bills this summer that further target fast food employers by amending the FWW. On September 19, a City Council committee held a hearing on these two bills. Since a sizeable portion of the City Council is co-sponsoring them, some version of each is likely to eventually pass. Here’s what’s potentially in store for New York City fast food employers.
Int. No. 613 (Increased Penalties for FWW Violations)
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