Cuomo Seeks Higher Fast-Food Worker Wages, Skirting Senators
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Governor Andrew Cuomo is sidestepping the legislature to raise earnings for fast-food workers beyond New York’s $8.75-an-hour minimum wage.
The move follows nationwide strikes by employees of McDonald’s Corp. and other companies that demanded a $15 hourly wage. The new level for earnings won’t be known until a wage board empaneled at the governor’s direction makes a recommendation to Cuomo’s labor commissioner, who can implement it without lawmaker approval.