In a quick turn of events earlier this week, the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom initiated a major rewrite of several provisions in the FAST Act (the Fast-Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act) and submitted them to the Senate, which accepted them and passed the legislation on a vote of 21 – 12. The…
Read More »As the calendar closes in on August 31 and the end of the California legislative session, the window for AB 257, the so-called FAST Act (the Fast-Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act) is slowly closing, but intensifying at the same time. Word out of the Golden State is that the bill is still likely to…
Read More »Should it be passed and signed into law, the FAST Act (the Fast-Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act) heading to a final vote this month in the California state senate will wreak havoc on the fast food franchise industry in California. Having previously been approved by the Assembly, a positive vote on the legislation in…
Read More »Bipartisan legislation being filed in the United States Senate would lower the fees that restaurants and other retailers pay to process credit card transactions. The legislation, S.4674, sponsored by Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), would require that the largest bank credit cards (over $100 billion in assets) provide at…
Read More »As if the federal government bureaucracy weren’t already big enough, now legislation has been filed in Congress creating a new federal agency – the U.S. Food Safety Administration (FSA). Filed jointly by Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), in both branches, the Food Safety Administration…
Read More »A trio of new laws took effect on July 1 in the state of Tennessee of which employers in the Volunteer State need to be aware. The laws address race-based discrimination, Veteran’s Day and the physical or mental deficiencies of workers. First off, the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act…
Read More »If the US House Appropriations Committee gets its way on pending funding legislation, the National Labor Relations Board will be in position to create a system whereby union representation elections would be held electronically. Last week, the Appropriations Committee formally approved FY23 funding legislation that includes funding for virtual elections thereby opening the door further…
Read More »At the Coalition of Franchisee Association (CFA) Day Forum in Washington DC last month, franchisee attendees focused on several initiatives with great potential to ease the ongoing critical labor shortage for small businesses. One such solution the attendees spoke about with members of Congress is the Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act. This proposal (HR…
Read More »The City of Brotherly Love will be showing some love for the area commuters and more disdain for small business owners now that Mayor Jim Kenney has signed the new Employee Commuter Transit Benefit Program into law. The initiative, passed by the Philadelphia City Council just one month ago requires covered employers (50 or more…
Read More »As we turn the calendar today July 1, 2022, are a number of employer obligations become effective around the country that employers need to be aware of. In Maryland, employers of 50 or more workers are required to submit a report to the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights regarding any sexual harassment settlements they’ve entered…
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