Despite dire warnings, raising California fast-food wages to $20/hour didn’t ruin restaurants or raise prices, study finds — here’s what did change

Flash forward three years and things have improved for fast-food workers like de la Torre, in large part thanks to a new ...
HeraldNet

Comment: $20-an-hour pay for fast food workers will kill jobs

Across the country, raising the minimum wage continues to be a topic of conversation. Some claim that raising the minimum wage to $20 would help both low-income employees as well as employers. Though ...
Santa Monica Daily Press

California’s $20 fast food wage yields higher prices, fewer jobs, more automation

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two years ago, a hotly contested law imposing a $20-per-hour minimum wage on franchised fast food outlets took ...
CNN

One year in, California’s fast food wage hike brings higher pay, debatable job numbers

Edgar Recinos no longer has to choose between paying rent and buying groceries. As a cook at a Wingstop restaurant in Los Angeles, Recinos got a significant wage bump last year — one of half a million ...
The Desert Sun

Effects of California $20 fast food wage, 'no good deed goes unpunished'

A new working paper from the University of California, Santa Cruz, is raising fresh questions about the impact of California’s $20 minimum wage for fast‑food workers — and prompting a sharp rebuttal ...

CA's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers may have 'consequences': report

AB 1228 was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in April 2024, which included a minimum wage increase from $16.90.