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New Amendments to California Bill Clarify Scope of Prohibition on Junk Fees for Restaurant Industry

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On June 29, 2024, Governor Newsom signed into law an amendment to California Code 1770, clarifying the scope of SB 478. Under SB 478 and previously published guidance from the attorney general, California restaurants were...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New California Law Targets Sellers of Digital Goods

Introduced in response to certain digital media sellers (e.g., game publishers) revoking consumer access to purchases with little to no recourse, AB 2426 forces sellers of “digital goods,” such as movies, apps, games, books...more

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Ninth Circuit Issues Opinion on Constitutionality of California’s AADC

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Keypoint: The appellate court ruled that the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act’s impact assessment provision is unconstitutional and remanded the case back to the trial court to consider the constitutionality of the...more

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California’s New Pricing Laws Are in Effect: Are You in Compliance?

In October 2023, California passed SB 478, an amendment to the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA), known as the “Honest Pricing Law” or “Hidden Fees” statute. SB 478 is a broad “all-in” price transparency law that impacts...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New AG Guidance Clarifies Scope of California’s “Hidden Fees” Ban

On May 8, 2024, the California Attorney General’s Office issued highly anticipated guidance on Senate Bill 478 (SB 478), also known as the “Hidden Fees Statute.” This law, set to go into effect on July 1, 2024, seeks to put...more

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California AG Releases Guidance on “Honest Pricing Law”

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California AG Rob Bonta has issued guidance regarding California Senate Bill 478, also known as the “Honest Pricing Law” or “Hidden Fees Statute,” that will take effect July 1, 2024. The new law is designed to eliminate...more

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California Restaurants Must Identify Service Fees as Part of Listed Prices

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California’s Department of Justice recently confirmed that California’s new law requiring businesses to disclose “junk fees” as part of the advertised price extends to California restaurants, delivering another challenge to a...more

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California Joins Jurisdictions Across the Country Taking Aim at ‘Junk Fees’

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New legal requirements in California and across the country will soon change the way businesses, in particular restaurants, must operate as the government seeks to eliminate the practice of “drip pricing” – i.e., advertising...more

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California Greatly Expands List of Cosmetics Fragrances Reportable as Allergens

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Since January 1, 2022, California’s Fragrance and Flavor Ingredients Right to Know Act of 2020 has required manufacturers of cosmetic products to disclose the following information to the California Department of Public...more

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Hospitality Industry Impact of Upcoming No Junk Fee Ban

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Hospitality employers in California beware. Effective July 1, 2024, California’s Junk Fee Ban (SB 478) will go into effect, making it unlawful to advertise, display or offer a price for a good or service that does not...more

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New California Law Targets Drip Pricing

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A new California law, Senate Bill No. 478, takes aim at “drip pricing,” the practice of advertising goods or services at one price and then adding mandatory charges or fees later in the sales transaction. While federal...more

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Class Actions Are Testing the Limits of California Consumers’ “Right to Gripe”

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On September 9, 2014, then-Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2365. The law, which went into effect in January of 2015, prohibits contracts for the sale or lease of consumer goods from...more

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What’s That Smell? California Safe Cosmetics Program Wants to Know

Channeling Lynyrd Skynyrd’s 1977 classic song, “That Smell,” on January 1, 2022, California Senate Bill 312 (SB 312), now known as the Cosmetic Fragrance and Flavor Ingredient Right to Know Act of 2020 (“CFFIRKA”), went into...more

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