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2023 SESSION
HB 2478 Fast Food Industry Workers Standards Board; established.
Introduced by: Irene Shin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Fast Food Industry Workers Standards Board established. Establishes the Fast Food Industry Workers Standards Board as a policy board within the executive branch of government. The Board shall provide advice and standards to meet the needs of fast food industry workers, defined in the bill, to eliminate the low compensation and poor working conditions that impair the health, efficiency, and well-being of fast food industry workers. The bill authorizes the Board to establish certified worker organizations to provide training on the Board's standards for fast food industry workers and such workers' rights under current labor and employment law. The bill also permits localities to establish local fast food industry standards boards within the guidelines established by the Board. The bill requires fast food industry employers to post notices of any standards promulgated by the Board consistent with the Board's requirements for such notices. Finally, the bill prohibits discriminatory or retaliatory termination of fast food industry workers by fast food industry employers.
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HISTORY
- 01/20/23 House: Presented and ordered printed 23104334D
- 01/20/23 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/31/23 House: Tabled in Rules (12-Y 5-N)