Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the FAST Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (AB 257), which sought to increase the California minimum wage to $22 per hour, with annual increases thereafter, and created a new state commission to regulate working conditions in the industry.
Several weeks ago, following a campaign by key players in the industry to challenge this legislation, new legislation was proposed, and a compromise was reached. As a result of that compromise, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1228 into law, which repealed the FAST Act and replaced it with other provisions.
