Tuesday, April 23, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
The Department of Labor commissioner’s fast food wage board voted on Wednesday to recommend a $15 minimum wage for fast food chain employees in St. Lawrence County and throughout New York state. …
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The Department of Labor commissioner’s fast food wage board voted on Wednesday to recommend a $15 minimum wage for fast food chain employees in St. Lawrence County and throughout New York state.
The motion is subject to a 15-day public comment period and approval by Acting State Labor Commissioner Mario J. Musolino.
According to the wage board’s decision, the raise will be spread incrementally over the next six years. The minimum wage should be increased to $9.75 on December 31, 2015, $10.75 on December 31, 2016, $11.75 on December 31, 2017, $12.75 on December 31, 2018, $13.75 on December 31, 2019, $14.50 on December 31, 2020, and $15.00 on July 1, 2021, according to a statement from Musolino’s office.
The board define “fast food chain” as meaning fast food establishments that are part of chains that have 30 or more locations nationally.
