On Saturday,Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1524, an emergency measure to exempt California food and beverage vendors fromSenate Bill 478—a lawthat goes into effect in July and targets ticket sellers, hotel and travel websites and other businesses that charg...
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed SB 1524 into law, which clarifies language for restaurant pricing and transparency. While the bill doesn't ban service charges, it does require restaurants to clearly display mandatory fees and charges with an explanation of their purpose, on anyadvertisement,...
California Restaurant Tip Pooling/Tip Credit Under California labor law, employers cannot use tip credits towards hourly wages. This means that restaurant employers must pay employees at least the minimum wage without factoring in any tips. Furthermore, employers cannot take part in tip pooling. ...
Mandatory Restaurant Fees.Mandatory fees charged by restaurants must be included in the displayed price. This includes gratuity payments that are not voluntary. The California Department of Justice (DOJ), however, does not expect its initial enforcement efforts will focus on existing fees t...
The owners contend they have been being unjustly punished for following the law and are being charged for permits they can't use. “The irony is, they did what they were told and the very entity that told them to close is keeping these fees,” said attorney Brian Kabateck, who...
“It was the toughest kind of restaurant ever seen. For the clam chowder they used the same four clams during the whole season, and the average number of flies per pie was seven. This was by actual count.” No doubt many of his fellow diners included some outside the law but also ...
The owners contend they have been being unjustly punished for following the law and are being charged for permits they can’t use. “The irony is, they did what they were told and the very entity that told them to close is keeping these fees,” said attorney Brian Kabateck, who is ...
Example: A restaurant requires all its waiters to contribute 10% of their tips to a tip pool. The tips in the tip pool are split between the busboys/bussers, hosts, and dishwashers. This arrangement is legal under California tip law. ...
CalChamber Challenges Recent Law Chilling Employer Speech in Federal Court Human Resources / Health and SafetyCalChamber-January 6, 2025 The California Chamber of Commerce and the California Restaurant Association (CRA) are urging a federal court to stop the implementation of a new California... ...
Fast-food pricesin California are set to rise this spring with businesses responding to the state’s $20 per hour minimum wage law for fast-food workers that will take effect on April 1, 2024. The law was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom last fall and will...