minimum wage, California and Fast Food

New study reveals blue state's fast-food minimum wage hike jeopardized thousands of jobs
Fast-food job losses in California were up after the passage of the $20 minimum wage for some workers, according to the Berkeley Research Group.
California Could Push Fast Food Minimum Wage Above $20
Business owners say it hasn't been long enough since the $20 minimum wage went into effect to know its impact.
California's Fast Food Council to debate another minimum wage hike
The planning subcommittee voted to put an up-to-3.5% increase in the $20 per hour wage on the agenda, but it will be a discussion-only item
1 in 4 LA fast food workers were paid below minimum wage in 2024. Why?
One in four fast food workers in Los Angeles were paid below the minimum wage in 2024 — a figure that is eight times higher than the violation rate in 2009. That’s according to a new study from Northwestern University’s Workplace Justice Lab. In total, workers lose about 16% of their wages, which amounts to about $3500 a year per worker.
California May Boost Its Controversial $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage
Less than a year after it came into effect, the state’s alternatively decried and hailed $20 fast-food pay law may get a 3.5 percent boost—reviving clashes during its rollout.
California's Fast-Food Wage Debate: A Year Later
A year after California's pioneering $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, a new wage increase is being considered. The Fast Food Council, consisting of workers, restaurant owners, and state officials,
The threat of an increase in California's fast-food wage looms
After the minimum wage for restaurant chain workers increased to $20 an hour last year, workers are pushing for a cost-of-living increase up
Opinion
Walters: Conflicting studies hide reality of California’s fast food wage battle
Did the $20 minimum wage help fast food workers, or instead cut jobs and raise prices? Depends on who you ask.
California's Fast-Food Wage Debate: A New Threshold
California's Fast Food Council considers increasing the $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, a year after its introduction. While business owners argue that this wage hike elevates consumer prices and impacts jobs,
“Have It Your Way,” California! $20 Minimum Wage Backfires
California supersized the minimum wage for fast food workers by a whopping 25 percent (increasing it from $16 to $20). This law
Study: California's $20 fast-food minimum wage improves pay at small cost to consumers
The new analysis from the UC Berkeley Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics shows that the minimum wage increase has not cut jobs or led to substantial price increases for consumers.
The Pantagraph8d
Fast food is a staple of American culture, but some of its workers struggle to survive
Contrast Texas to California, which now has the highest fast food minimum wage of any state since lawmakers passed a minimum $20 hourly wage for those workers. Angelica Hernandez, 51, who has ...
Proposal to create $25 minimum wage for San Diego’s tourism workers is moving forward
A City Council committee agrees that an ordinance codifying the wage boost should be drafted for its review in June, before ...