California’s AB 257 bill, which would’ve standardized fast-food worker wages and hours, was set to go into effect on January 1, 2023, before a Sacramento judge put it on temporary hold on December 30, 2022. The hold was in response to a lawsuit filed by fast-food industry group Save the Restaurants, which was hoping to prevent the law from going into effect before it could collect 1 million petition signatures, thereby forcing the bill into a statewide referendum. Save the Restaurants, which claims to have collected more than the 1 million required petition signatures, says the law unfairly targets the fast-food industry.
On Friday the Sacramento Supreme Court issued a preliminary injunction on AB 257 until January 25, which is the deadline for election authorities to certify the petition signatures collected by Save the Restaurants. The preliminary injunction and the likely event of a referendum is a win for the powerful Save the Restaurants group, representing companies like Chipotle, In-N-Out, Starbucks, and other chain restaurants.
In the event of a referendum, California voters will decide whether the bill will become law. The bill would’ve set the minimum wage for fast-food workers at $22 an hour, and created a council to set standards for restaurant workers’ hours and working conditions.
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