NEW YORK – The plan to raise the minimum wage in New York State
to $15 was signed into law on Monday by Governor Cuomo. The legislation
was part of the state’s 2016-17 budget adopted days ago. He also
signed the 12-week paid family leave policy.
“These policies will not only lift up the current generation of
low-wage workers and their families, but ensure fairness for future generations
and enable them to climb the ladder of opportunity,” the governor
said.
Senate Independent Democratic conference Leader Jeffrey Klein called this
“The Year of the Workers.” He said both new laws “will
make a tremendous difference in the lives of our workforce.”
Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart –Cousins said New
York “has always been a progressive leader and we have proven that
fact once again with the passage of a higher minimum wage and the strongest
paid family leave program in the nation.”
