Over the last 6 years, ROC-NY's worker-led Policy Committee worked with local policymakers, the Policy Committee has created innovative policy options to improve working conditions for restaurant workers.

The Policy Committee played an instrumental role in increasing the New York State minimum wage for restaurant workers

 The Responsible Restaurant Act (Intro #569): Research conducted by the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) and the New York City Restaurant Industry Coalition demonstrates that restaurant owners who violate labor law put the public’s health at risk (see Dining Out, Dining Healthy). To address this, ROC-NY has launched a legislative campaign that will protect restaurant workers from abuse and exploitation, and simultaneously protect restaurant consumers from workplaces with unsafe health and safety standards.