Confidentiality pact deepens mystery of how bakery clause got into California minimum wage law
Private organizations involved in negotiations over California's minimum wage for fast food workers signed a confidentiality agreement.
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Private organizations involved in negotiations over California's minimum wage for fast food workers signed a confidentiality agreement.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office called a Bloomberg News story that alleged he exempted bakeries from the state's fast food wage law to benefit a political donor who owns Panera Bread locations "absurd" and said the restaurant is not exempted from the policy.
California's minimum wage is $16 per hour. But starting April 1, most fast-food restaurants in the state must pay their workers at least $20 an hour.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing back against criticism about a new law he signed last year.
Republican California lawmakers believe Gov. Gavin Newsom's ties to a billionaire Panera franchisee and the restaurant's exemption from a new state law should be investigated.