Cuomo: NY OKs $15 minimum wage for fast-food workers

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration has approved plans to raise the minimum wage of fast-food employees to $15 — a figure that the Democratic governor says should be the minimum wage for all workers.
Cuomo made the comments at a rally with Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday, the same day Cuomo’s labor commissioner approved the fast-food wage hike. The increase was recommended by a state Wage Board and does not need legislative approval.
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