INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Index No. 655987/18. Appeal No. 13616-13616A. Case No. 2020-02013.

193 A.D.3d 545 (2021)

148 N.Y.S.3d 28

2021 NY Slip Op 02362

International Franchise Association et al., Appellants, v. City of New York et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided April 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Littler Mendelson, P.C., New York ( Eli Z. Freedberg of counsel), for appellants.

James E. Johnson , Corporation Counsel, New York ( Ingrid R. Gustafson of counsel), for City of New York, respondent.

Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP, New York ( James Reif of counsel), for Steve Vidal, Violeta Dauze, Edwin Cabrera, Shadei Gordon, Raymond Ortiz and Princess Wright, respondents.

Concur—Webber, J.P., Kern, Oing, González, JJ.


The New York City Fair Workweek Law (FWWL) does not conflict with any of the State Labor Law provisions cited by plaintiffs (see Eric M. Berman, P.C. v City of New York, 25 N.Y.3d 684, 690 [2015]; DJL Rest. Corp. v City of New York, 96 N.Y.2d 91, 95 [2001]). The Labor Law provisions were promulgated to protect workers and ensure their adequate and fair compensation. In particular, the State...

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