Restaurant Groups Sue to Block NYC Worker Protection Laws

Restaurant industry groups sued to block new laws that give many fast-food workers in New York City union-style protection from firings or having their hours cut.

The Just Cause Laws, due to take effect July 5, require fast-food chains that own or operate 30 or more establishments to provide progressive discipline to workers and fire them only for “just cause.” They also force restaurants to give legitimate economic reasons before instituting layoffs.

The Restaurant Law Center and the New York State Restaurant Association described the laws as an attempted “end-run” around labor laws and an effort to “evade” the rules ...