AB 257 Amendments Raise Significant Concerns, Including Whether the Council’s Broad Authority is Con

For the first time ever, an unelected council will both set sweeping standards for a specific industry’s wages, hours, and working conditions that prevail over existing laws and have the power to repeal or amend laws and regulations created by the Legislature or a regulatory agency. Earlier versions of the bill would have also established statutory, mandatory joint liability within the franchise industry.