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Fast Food
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California Employment Law Blog
When the Clock Strikes Overtime: A Day in the Life
Know Your Rights: A Fast Food Worker’s Story California law provides important protections for workers in fast food and other industries, but some employees may not even recognize when these…
California Employment Law Report
Preparing for Another Fast-Food Minimum Wage Hike in California: Steps Employers Should Consider Now
California’s fast-food industry is once again at a crossroads. Following the April 1, 2024, minimum wage increase to $20 per hour (as previously covered here), fast-food operators have struggled with…
California Employment Law
A Primer on How to Deal with A.B. 1228 and the Fast Food Council’s Impact on Minimum Wage in the Golden State
A.B. 1228 is a controversial law in California that went into effect on September 28, 2023, which we initially covered here and here, and does two main things. First, it…
Vedder Works
Navigating New Minimum Wage Requirements for California’s Fast Food Industry
The California Department of Industrial Relations recently released its FAQs regarding the new fast food minimum wage law, AB 1228, which took effect on April 1, 2024. The legislation sets…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
California Wage Hike Law for Fast Food Workers Generates Uncertainty for Some Employers
By Kirk A. Hornbeck, Brandon Marvisi, Marcus E. Nelson
On April 1, 2024, California’s Assembly Bill No.1228 (“AB 1228”) took effect, making the state’s fast food workers the highest paid in the United States. However, uncertainty regarding precisely who…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Chipotle Workers Comp Lawyers In Illinois
By Mike Helfand
Learn about the injuries that happen to Chipotle workers and how an experienced Illinois workers comp attorney can protect you.
Wage & Hour Developments
New Exceptions to California Fast Food Minimum Wage Law
By Jill L. Ripke, Perkins Coie
Assembly Bill 1228 took effect on April 1, 2024, addressing, in part, the California fast food minimum wage law. However, on March 25, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly…
California Employment Law
No April Fools Here — The Fast Food Minimum Wage in California is $20 as of April 1st
By Nancy Yaffe
A quick reminder for national Fast Food restaurants, the California minimum wage is going up to $20 per hour as of April 1, 2024. As we wrote in our Alert…
GT L&E Blog
Effective April 1, California’s ‘Fast Act’ Covers More Than ‘Fast Food,’ Comes with Significant Implications
By Riley Lagesen, Ryan C. Bykerk, Alice Kessler, Timothy Long
AB 1228, commonly referred to as the “Fast Act,” takes effect in California on April 1, 2024, and the consequences for non-compliance are serious. Many affected companies have closely followed…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
California Bill Would Exempt Certain Fast Food Restaurants From $20-per-Hour Minimum Wage
By By: Robert C. Rodriguez, Elizabeth Rhodes
Quick Hits AB 610 would carve out eight new exemptions from the definition of “fast food restaurant,” including “restaurants in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums, and certain other…