California’s controversial FAST Act legislation, which would create a fast-food industry regulatory council and could raise the minimum wage to $22 an hour, is on pause until Nov. 2024
California’s controversial FAST Act legislation, also known as Assembly Bill 257 — which would create a fast-food industry regulatory council and could raise the minimum wage to $22 an hour — is on pause until Nov. 2024, following a lawsuit by the Save Local Restaurants Coalition and subsequent injunction hearing in their favor.
The coalition, comprised of the National Restaurant Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the International Franchise Association, filed a lawsuit on Dec. 30 to prevent the law from going into effect on Jan. 1, after the coalition received enough signatures (over one million) to send the legislation to a referendum vote in Nov. 2024.
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