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New York Rep Proposes Bill to Address ‘Unfair Firings’ in Fast Food Industry

Minimum-wage workers in New York may have won the battle for $15 an hour, but another fight remains.

Employees of fast-food companies are now asking the New York City Council to protect them from being fired without a valid reason.

City Councilman Brad Lander is planning to introduce a bill on Wednesday that would require fast-food businesses to show “just cause” for firing workers and give them a chance to appeal dismissals through arbitration (h/t the New York Times).

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