Sentences with phrase «labor commissioner»

Then its members would make a recommendation to the state labor commissioner.

He said he will direct the state labor commissioner to examine the minimum wage in the fast - food industry.

On Wed., July 22, New York's Wage Board voted to approve a $ 15 minimum wage for fast - food workers in chain restaurants.The state's acting labor commissioner, Mario Musolino, has 45 days to act on the wage board's recommendation.

At a rally in Manhattan featuring throngs of cheering union workers, Cuomo also announced that the state's acting Department of Labor commissioner had formally approved the recommendations of a wage board convened by the governor this year resulting in a phased - in $ 15 minimum wage for fast - food workers.

New York State labor commissioner Roberta Reardon this week will conduct the first of seven public hearings to examine the state's tip credit, which allows restaurants and other tipped businesses to make up minimum wages with tips.

In June, a California labor commissioner ruled that an Uber driver was an employee, not a contractor.

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The other contested race in 2014 featured incumbent Mark Costello (R) and challenger Mike Workman (D) running for labor commissioner.

And senators confirmed gubernatorial appointments, including Bronx Democratic Assemblyman Peter Rivera as labor commissioner.

«Without sounding braggadocio, I have some pretty good background,» said Sweeney, who was state labor commissioner in the Pataki administration, «and I hope to add to it by giving them help on federal hearings and investigations.»

RIP James Hanley, one of NYC longest serving labor commissioners known for his tough - but - fair negotiating style, who has died at the age of 69.

Until recently, Paterson's labor commissioner Colleen Crawford had continued under Cuomo.

The book, a collection of short stories, includes a final tale in which Diaz's alter ego, «Yunior,» details the five years of extreme despair he suffered after being caught cheating on the former associate labor commissioner.

Before being appointed labor commissioner, Reardon worked as a special liaison for common sense economics at the AFL - CIO.

New York's governor has nominated a former union leader to be the state's next labor commissioner.

Bradstreet has served as state labor commissioner since 2007.

New York State labor commissioner Roberta Reardon will conduct the first of seven public hearings to examine the state's tip credit, which allows restaurants and other tipped businesses to make up minimum wages with tips.

The National Restaurant Association is asking the state Industrial Board of Appeals to «set aside» the acting labor commissioner's September decision raising the industry's hourly wage in New York to $ 15, saying it was «arbitrary, capricious and contrary to law.

In Cuomo's proposal, state labor commissioner Roberta Reardon said it's hard for employers to keep track of their workers» tips and difficulties with recordkeeping open the door for wage theft and exploitation.

Barriers to entry: While an agent's license is required by a state's labor commissioner, the amount of capital needed to launch a startup in the space is low.

The commission was ruling on an appeal by Uber of a labor commissioner's award of about $ 4,000 in expenses to San Francisco - based driver Barbara Ann Berwick, who filed her claim in September.

We know of at least one other promotion that Silver has yet to announce: Assemblyman Jeff Aubry, a Queens Democrat, confirmed he will be speaker pro temp, replacing former Assemblyman Peter Rivera, of the Bronx, who left to become Cuomo's labor commissioner.

Following a mandatory public comment period the proposal now awaits approval by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's labor commissioner, who has until Sept. 14 to act.

Cuomo held a large rally in Manhattan's Union Square earlier this month as he announced he had instructed his labor commissioner to empanel a wage board to consider upping the minimum wage for fast food workers.

The increase, which will impact an estimated 200,000 workers, was endorsed by a state wage board last month and is set to be phased in beginning at the end of the year, pending formal approval by Cuomo's labor commissioner.

The increase awaits formal approval by Cuomo's labor commissioner, but it was endorsed Wednesday by a wage board that Cuomo convened after attempts to raise the minimum wage across the board fell flat in the legislature.

That recommendation must still be accepted by Cuomo's labor commissioner to take effect under the law, which limits action to a single industry.

New York state's fast - food wage board on Wednesday is expected to recommend raising the fast - food minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, and the state's labor commissioner is expected to approve that recommendation, according to a person familiar with the board's plans.

An increase in the hourly wages for New York's tipped workers was ordered by the acting labor commissioner, Mario J. Musolino, and will go into effect at the end of the year.

Sen. Diane Savino, D - Staten Island, has met with the state's labor commissioner to see if the rule can be erased more quickly, without passing another law.

The association, in its filing, said the labor commissioner broke state law by directing the wage board to focus on a limited class of employers instead of an occupation or industry.

State Labor Law Sec. 653 gives the governor the ability to raise the minimum wage without legislative approval if the labor commissioner recommends it.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's labor commissioner is likely in the next few days to finalize a phased in hike in the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for fast food workers.

The National Restaurant Association is asking the state Industrial Board of Appeals to «set aside» the acting labor commissioner's September decision, saying it was «arbitrary, capricious and contrary to law.»

Cuomo also announced that the state's acting labor commissioner, Mario Musolino, had signed an order that would raise the minimum wage for many fast - food workers in the state to $ 15 an hour over a few years.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that his labor commissioner would give a thumbs - up to the panel's decision, although minor changes could happen.

Later, under Gov. George Pataki, Sweeney was state labor commissioner and Young sought help in funding and creating jobs.

New York City — New York's labor commissioner, Mario Musolino, has signed off on the recommendation to raise fast - food workers minimum wage to $ 15 an hour.

The Labor commissioner can implement the recommendations without approval from the legislature.

He seemed to acknowledge the difficulty of the issue when he announced in May that he would ask the state's labor commissioner to convene a wage board to consider an increase for fast - food workers.

The county's Labor commissioner, along with the Planning Department and the Office of Housing and Community Development will report to the deputy county executive for economic development.

The prospect of the labor commissioner unilaterally raising wages may goad Republicans in the Legislature to support a higher minimum wage in the state and in New York City.

Governor Cuomo's labor commissioner is likely in the next few days to finalize a phased in hike in the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for fast food workers.

The state labor commissioner can then order the raise without legislative approval.