Westchester legislators mull ban on private-sector layoffs
Photo credit: Nancy Siesel | Ken Jenkins, chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators. (April 30, 2012)
The Westchester County Board of Legislators is considering a bill that would prohibit businesses from firing or laying off custodians, security guards, doormen and other service workers in buildings they purchase for at least 90 days after they take ownership of the property.
Called the Displaced Service Employees Protection Law, the proposal would allow property owners to shed low-skilled...
