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Date:
Location:
Wednesday April 29, 2026
City Hall Council Chambers
04-29-2026
WRONGFUL DISCHARGE AND LABOR PROTECTIONS
Meeting MinutesvVoting Record
1. Call To Order
1.a Emergency Evacuation Notice
1.b Agenda Review
2. Petitions and Hearings of Persons Before Council (30 Min)
3. Approval of Minutes
3.a 03-25-2026 Special Committee Meeting Minutes
Attendance Record of Voting Members
Name Present Absent/Excused
Chair - Jorge DeFendini X
Member - Kayla Matos X
Member - Pat Sewell X
Member - Robin Trumble X
Member - Patrick Kuehl X
Discussion Summary: Meeting called to order at 6:00pm.
Discussion Summary: Emergency Evacuation Notice read for those in
attendance.
Discussion Summary: Changes to Agenda- due to scheduling conflicts guest
speaker Dr. Angela Cornell and NYC Department of Consumer & Worker
Protections have been rescheduled to the next June/July meeting.
Discussion Summary: one public commentor to speak about At Will Employment.
Timestamp 3:47-5:45
Moved By: Jorge DeFendini
Seconded By: Patrick Kuehl
Motion Summary: Motion to approve 03-25-26 Meeting Minutes moved by
DeFendini, Seconded by Kuehl. Motion Carried Unanimously 5-0.
Vote Passed 5-0 Carried Unanimously
4.Guest Speaker Presentation (120 Min)
4.a Just Cause in New York
4.b At-will Employment, wrongful discharge regulation enforcement by existing entities
5.Order of Business (40 Min)
5.a Committee Deliberation of presenters' content (20 Min)
5.b Policy Statement- Discussion of drafting (10 Min)
5.c Next Steps (10 Min)
Member Approve Oppose Recuse
Jorge DeFendini X
Kayla Matos X
Pat Sewell X
Robin Trumble X
Patrick Kuehl X
Discussion Summary: Guest speakers Matan Diner from NYC Comptroller's
Office and Louis Cholden Brown, former Special Counsel for the United States
Federation for Teachers presented a report on Fast Food Just Cause Laws.
Timestamp 5:45-1:07:13
Discussion Summary: Guest speakers Kate Bronfenbrenner, Director of Labor
Education Research, and former Senior Lecturer at Cornell University presentation
and discussion Timestamp 1:07:17-1:35:13
Paul Sonn from the National Employment Law Project presentation and discussion
Timestamp 1:35:30-2:07:59
Discussion Summary: looking for four to five sentences outlining what the intended
objective of the proposed legislation is, including its scope, policy rationale, and the
populations intended to be covered; propose that members of the committee come up
with versions of the policy statement to bring to the May committee meeting. Timestamp
2:08:06-2:14:49
Moved By: Jorge DeFendini
Seconded By: Robin Trumble
Motion Summary: Motion to Adjourn until May meeting. Moved by Alderperson
DeFendini, Seconded by Alderperson Trumble. All In Favor 5-0
Vote Passed 5-0 Carried Unanimously
Member Approve Oppose Recuse
Jorge DeFendini X
Kayla Matos X
Pat Sewell X
Robin Trumble X
Patrick Kuehl X
Public Comment