January 31st was the last day for the California legislature to approve bills that had been initially introduced in 2021 before they are shelved for good. The FAST Recovery Act (Assembly Bill (AB 257) was such a bill.
AB 257 would create an 11 member Fast Food Sector Council appointed by the Governor and state legislators to review and create workplace standards for fast food employees – including standards on wages, working conditions, and training – and to issue, amend, and repeal rules and regulations pertaining to fast food employment as appropriate. The Council would be required to hold public hearings every six months and to conduct a full review of the adequacy of minimum fast-food restaurant health, safety, and employment standards at least once every three years. The bill would also permit a county, or a city with a population greater than 200,000, to establish a Local Fast Food Sector Council authorized to provide recommendations to the state Council and would prescribe requirements for the state Council in connection with these recommendations.
In addition, AB 257 would have significant implications for franchisers as it would require that fast food restaurant franchisers be responsible for ensuring that their franchisees comply with a variety of employment, worker, and public health and safety laws and orders, including those related to unfair business practices, employment discrimination, the California Retail Food Code, labor regulations, emergency orders,...
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