On January 31, 2022, the California State Assembly passed Assembly Bill (AB) No. 257, the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act), which would potentially provide increased rights to the state's more than 500,000 fast-food workers. If passed by the California State Senate and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, the FAST Recovery Act would create the Fast Food Sector Council within the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and add new statutory requirements aimed at holding fast-food franchisors liable for certain actions of its franchisees.
Under the proposed law, the Fast Food Sector Council would establish specific new minimum standards on wages, maximum working hours, and working conditions related to the health, safety, and welfare of fast-food restaurant workers at restaurants with at least thirty establishments nationwide. As explained in the bill's legislative digest, the standards are also intended to supply “the necessary cost of proper living” to the workers. The new wage and hour standards would be enforced by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), which is already responsible for enforcing various California wage and hour laws. The new minimum health and safety standards would be enforced by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), which is already responsible for enforcing California workplace safety laws and regulations.
The Fast Food Sector Council would be comprised of...
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