California’s new payscale transparency law now requires employers to also keep keep records and submit an annual pay data report on race, ethnicity, sex, and pay. If employers fail to file annual pay data reports, they may be hit with hefty fines.
The FAST Recovery Act gives franchise employees broad protection and more ammunition in discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuits against employers. Employers have their hands tied and are specifically prohibited from taking adverse action against employees who are engaged in “protected activity.”
The FAST Recovery Act negatively affects fast food employees, their families, and all consumers as a whole. In fact, the new law will likely hasten the replacement of the very employees it purports to protect as employers implement more automated procedures to cut costs. In addition, the new law will likely result in the rise of fast food prices, negatively affecting all consumers- especially those consumers who rely on the low fast food prices.
California's unprecedented Fast Recovery Act gives the state government the power to dictate to business owners how to manage their own businesses and employees.
California franchise owners need to face the facts: your new “boss” is the new 10-member Fast Food Council put in place by the state government. Clearly, the FAST Recovery Act will have an enormous effect on all franchise owners and operators and the approximately 550,000 fast-food workers in California.
Twilio CEO plans to terminate nearly a thousand employees and admits termination factors include whether employee is of certain race, has been oppressed, or is part of marginalized group.
