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NYC Will Prohibit Major Fast Food Employers From Firing Workers Without Just Cause
arrow A Chipotle location in NYC on March 21st, 2020. Kristin Callahan/ACE Pictures/Shutterstock
NYC fast food workers would get increased protections under two bills that passed in the City Council on Thursday.
The two bills would increase protections for workers at large fast food companies, expanding upon worker protection laws passed in 2017.
One measure would prohibit fast food employers from firing workers without just cause, meaning showing the employee failed to meet job duties or has harmed the employer s business interests.
Another would require that any layoffs occur by seniority, protecting workers who have been with a given company longer.
‘No One Should Get Fired on a Whim’: Fast Food Workers Win More Job Security
The New York City Council passed a bill that would shield workers from being fired without a valid reason. Fast food restaurants say the new rules will make it harder to hire and keep the best workers.
Another rule passed by the City Council would require that layoffs be based on seniority. Credit.Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Dec. 17, 2020
Gavin Florence was returning to New York City from vacation last fall when his flight got delayed. He said he called his manager at a Chipotle in Manhattan to say he was going to miss his shift. A co-worker covered for him. The next day, Mr. Florence said he was fired.
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