Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that requires fast food restaurant franchisees and franchisors to share legal responsibility when state labor laws are violated.

Highlights:

• Repeals existing provisions regarding establishment of minimum wage with no negotiation (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes the Fast Food Council and its powers (Sec. 4). 

• Requires the establishment of an hourly minimum wage with the authorization to raise it based on health, safety, and employment standards (Sec. 4). 

• Specifies that the Fast Food Council will be a government agency with the ability to set rules and regulations (Sec. 4). 

• Prohibits any city or county from enacting any ordinance that sets wages for fast food workers differently than others (Sec. 4). 

• Requires the labor commissioner to enforce compliance with employment standards and enforce rules set forth by the council (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires fast food restaurant franchisees and franchisors to share legal responsibility when state labor laws are violated.

Highlights:

• Repeals existing provisions regarding establishment of minimum wage with no negotiation (Sec. 1). 

• Establishes the Fast Food Council and its powers (Sec. 4). 

• Requires the establishment of an hourly minimum wage with the authorization to raise it based on health, safety, and employment standards (Sec. 4). 

• Specifies that the Fast Food Council will be a government agency with the ability to set rules and regulations (Sec. 4). 

• Prohibits any city or county from enacting any ordinance that sets wages for fast food workers differently than others (Sec. 4). 

• Requires the labor commissioner to enforce compliance with employment standards and enforce rules set forth by the council (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text