New York CIty Council Member Ben Kallos

Upper East Side Patch Advocates, Pols Back Essential Workers' 'Bill Of Rights' by Matt Troutman

Advocates, Pols Back Essential Workers' 'Bill Of Rights'

Lander alongside Council Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo and Councilman Ben Kallos co-sponsored a four-bill package which aims to provide protections for essential workers. This so-called "Essential Workers' Bill of Rights" will be the subject of Council hearings starting Wednesday.

The bills call for premiums of up to $75 a shift for essential workers for large employers, prohibiting firing without just cause, paid sick leave for gig workers and to reclassify certain types of independent contractors as employees.

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