New York Establishes Minimum Wage for Fast Food Employees: Employment Law Manual Updated, Legal Timetable Entries Added

Author: Michael Cardman, XpertHR Legal Editor

New York's acting labor commissioner has ordered a new minimum wage for fast food employees, which will take effect December 31, 2015.

It will start at $10.50 for fast food employees in New York City and $9.75 for employees in the rest of New York State; over the next several years, the minimum wage for both groups will gradually rise to $15.00.

As a result of this development, Legal Timetable entries have been added for:

• 2015;
• 2016;
• 2017;
• 2018;
• 2019;
• 2020; and
• 2021.

The Minimum Wage: New York section of the Employment Law Manual and the Minimum Wage Rates by State and Municipality chart have also been updated.