A Sacramento Superior Court judge on Friday temporarily blocked the California Department of Industrial Relations from implementing a law that would allow the state to negotiate contracts and working conditions on behalf of fast-food workers in California. The legislation, known as AB 257 or the FAST Recovery Act, is being challenged by a committee of franchisees and counter-service restaurant operators, which launched the referendum effort against it after the government. Gavin Newsom signed the bill in September. The group announced earlier this month that it had submitted more than enough petition signatures to prevent the law from taking effect, qualifying it for voters to ultimately decide the 2024 ballot. California’s secretary of state said Jan. 25 was the deadline for counties to report the results of verification of their random samples of these signatures. From there, the measurement could qualify, fail, or proceed to full signature verification, depending on the results. On the 27th, the Department of Industrial Relations advised attorneys representing opponents of AB 257 that it intended to enforce the law regardless of the ongoing referendum effort, noting that if and when the referendum qualifies for the ballot, it would then be suspended. In response, the committee against AB 257, called Save Our Local Restaurants, filed a lawsuit against the state on Thursday, arguing that the secretary of state issued a notice on Dec. 31. 9, stating that the referendum petition filed against AB 257 contains more than the minimum number of required signatures. The group also noted in the referendum process that the California Constitution prohibits laws from taking effect until voters decide. “Above all, today’s decision from the Sacramento Superior Court protects the voices of the more than one million California voters who exercised their democratic right by asking to vote on a bill before supporting it. the burden,” read a statement from the Save Our Local Restaurants coalition. . “This process has been preserved for over 100 years and was in grave danger of being suppressed. Although this pause is temporary, the impact goes beyond a single piece of legislation and is kept intact for the time being by the referendum process. California Centennial.” A hearing on the matter is scheduled for Jan. 1. 13.
A Sacramento Superior Court judge on Friday temporarily blocked the California Department of Industrial Relations from implementing a law that would allow the state to negotiate contracts and working conditions on behalf of fast-food workers in California.
The legislation, known as AB 257 or the FAST Recovery Act, is being challenged by a committee of franchisees and counter-service restaurant operators, which launched the referendum effort against it after the government. Gavin Newsom signed the bill in September.
The group announced earlier this month that it had submitted more than enough petition signatures to prevent the law from taking effect, qualifying it for voters to ultimately decide the 2024 ballot.
The California Secretary of State’s office said January 1. 25 was the deadline for counties to report the results of verification of their random samples of these signatures. From there, the measurement could qualify, fail, or proceed to full signature verification, depending on the results.
Dec. On the 27th, the Department of Industrial Relations advised attorneys representing opponents of AB 257 that it intended to enforce the law regardless of the ongoing referendum effort, noting that if and when the referendum qualifies for the ballot, it would then be suspended.
In response, the committee against AB 257, called Save Our Local Restaurants, filed a lawsuit against the state on Thursday, arguing that the secretary of state issued a notice on Dec. 31. 9, stating that the referendum petition filed against AB 257 contains more than the minimum number of required signatures. The group also noted in the referendum process that the California Constitution prohibits laws from taking effect until voters decide.
“Above all, today’s decision from the Sacramento Superior Court protects the voices of the more than one million California voters who exercised their democratic right by asking to vote on a bill before supporting it. the burden,” read a statement from the Save Our Local Restaurants coalition. . “This process has been preserved for over 100 years and was in grave danger of being suppressed. Although this pause is temporary, the impact goes beyond a single piece of legislation and is kept intact for the time being by the referendum process. California centennial.”
A hearing on the matter is scheduled for January. 13.
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