Executive Summary: On September 5, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed A.B. 257, the Fast Food Accountability Recovery Act or FAST Recovery Act. The law was strongly supported by unions and will impact more than 500,000 fast food workers in California, their employers, and consumers.

The law establishes a 10-member Fast Food Council that will be part of the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and will be in place until 2029. The Fast Food Council is to be composed of:

• One representative of DIR;
• One representative of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development;
• Two representatives of advocates for fast food restaurant employees;
• Two representatives of fast food restaurant employees;
• Two representatives of fast food restaurant franchisors; and
• Two representatives of fast food restaurant franchisees.

The governor will appoint the representatives of state agencies, fast food restaurant employees, fast food restaurant franchisors, and franchisees. The speaker of the state Assembly and the state Senate Rules Committee will each appoint one representative of an advocate for fast food restaurant employees. Prior to the Fast Food Council issuing new rules or standards, 10,000 or more California fast food restaurant employees must sign a petition supporting its creation. It is anticipated that will be easily achieved.

“Fast food chain” is defined as a set of restaurants consisting of 100 or more establishments nationally that share a...

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