Drip Pricing Exemption Isn't A Free Pass For Calif. Eateries

Just days before California's drip pricing ban, S.B. 478, went into effect on July 1, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 1524 into law. The bill came just in time to relieve California bars and restaurants from the pricing and fee advertising requirements of S.B. 478. While S.B. 1524 exempts California bars and restaurants, among others, from the advertising and disclosure requirements of S.B. 478, these establishments are not entirely off the hook.

In this article, first published in Law360 on July 31, 2024, Sidley lawyers Amy Lally and Alex Ruiz review what businesses should know about S.B. 1524’s different disclosure requirements that will go into effect on July 1, 2025.