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Greer proposes Fast Food Council to set wages and standards for large chains
Summary
Representative Will Greer presented a bill modeled on California's fast-food law to create a Fast Food Council that would set a sector minimum wage, review training and regulatory standards, and include appointed members from industry, employees and the public; members asked about tipped wages, funding and an IFA letter.
Representative Will Greer told the committee his second bill would establish a state Fast Food Council modeled on California legislation, with authority to set and annually review a minimum wage for qualifying fast-food workers and to oversee training and other regulations.
Greer said the draft uses California’s definition of a nationwide fast-food chain and read the language into the record: a nationwide fast-food chain is "a set of limited service restaurants consisting of more than 60 establishments nationally that share a common brand or are characterized by standardized options for…
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