Fast Food Franchise Owners Consider Suing N.Y. Over Minimum Wage -- Governor Planning to Raise Wages to $15/hr for Food Industry

NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to have it his way with New York's fast-food industry — and restaurant owners aren't loving it.

Franchise owners say they're considering a lawsuit against Cuomo's plan to raise the minimum wage in their eateries to $15 an hour, arguing that it is not fair or legal to be saddled with such a significant increase in labor costs that won't apply to retail, landscaping, child care or other traditionally low-wage industries.

"Singling out fast food restaurants while ignoring other industries that hire workers who are paid under $15 is unfair and discriminatory, harms New York workers, and puts some New York businesses - including mine and my fellow New York McDonald's franchisees - at a competitive disadvantage," said Jack Bert, who owns seven locations in Queens.

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