The minimum wage for many fast food workers in California rose to $20 per hour on Monday, sparking joy for employees but warnings of likely price increases in the state which already faces a high cost of living. Some chains have said they will need to increase prices and warn the wage hikes could ultimately cost jobs.
Beginning Monday, most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 per hour, marking one of the highest minimum wages in the country. A law increasing the minimum wage, signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) last September, followed a push from the state’s fast food workers and labor unions, which held…
California’s newest fast-food law, which went into effect Monday, raises the minimum wage for fast-food workers from $16 per hour to $20. Most of the fast-food workers statewide are expected to benefit from the new law after Democrats in the state Legislature acknowledged that most who work in fast-food restaurants are not teenagers earning some […]