On Wednesday, the New York Industrial Board of Appeals upheld Governor Andrew Cuomo's decision to raise the minimum wage of fast food workers in New York City to $15 an hour over the next three years. The plan is also to raise the statewide minimum wage of fast food workers to $15 an hour over the next six years. The new law was challenged by National Restaurant Association. Workers in these restaurants told the board that the current wage of $8.75 "forces them into poverty".
See "NY Board Upholds $15 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers", December 9, 2015