AB 610: Fast food restaurant industry: Fast Food Council: health, safety, employment, and minimum wage.

Existing law, until January 1, 2029, establishes the Fast Food Council and prescribes the councils purposes, duties, and limitations, as described. Existing law establishes an hourly minimum wage for fast food restaurant employees, as described, authorizes the council to increase the hourly minimum wage pursuant to specified parameters, and sets forth requirements, limitations, and procedures for adopting and reviewing fast food restaurant health, safety, and employment standards. Existing law defines terms for these purposes, including defining fast food restaurant to mean a limited-service restaurant in the state that is part of a national fast food chain. Existing law exempts from the definition of fast food restaurant an establishment that on September 15, 2023, operates a bakery in a prescribed manner, as long as it continues to operate such a bakery. Existing law also exempts certain restaurants in grocery establishments.

This bill would exempt additional restaurants from the definition of fast food restaurant, including such restaurants in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums, and certain other locations, as prescribed.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.