NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – New York City workers will soon be paid $1.5 million after the city fined a Dunkin’ and Taco Bell franchisee for violating legal protections, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Tuesday.
The city accused Salz Management LLC of forcing workers into unpredictable schedules at 24 Queens and Manhattan franchise locations.
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It’s illegal under New York City’s Fair Workweek Law, which requires employers to give workers a 14-day notice for a schedule change. Workers are entitled to extra pay for a shorter timeline.
But the franchisee is not alone. Clothing company Theory has agreed to settle a similar claim for $277,000, according to Sam Levine, commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Theory allegedly failed to get workers’ approval for schedule changes and mandated short-notice shift changes…