A lawyer for the state's department of
labor, Pico Ben - Amotz, said the
wage order it issued this summer — which followed recommendations of a three - member board convened by Gov. Andrew Cuomo — would eventually impose an hourly
wage rate of $ 15 on employees of any fast food chain with more than 30 locations, be they in New York or
elsewhere.
At a rally of a politically key
labor union, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a full - throated push on Tuesday for his plan to increase the state's minimum
wage to $ 11.50 in New York City and $ 10.50
elsewhere.