The law has cost thousands of restaurant jobs, driven double-digit menu price inflation and even caused some locations to ...

California’s $20 minimum-wage mandate officially went into effect on April 1, much to the dismay of major franchisees and Republican critics. AB 1228, hailed as “extraordinarily beneficial ...

AB 1228 mandated that fast-food workers covered by the law be paid a minimum of $20 per hour, starting in April 2024. California’s regular minimum wage as of January this year is $16.50 per hour.

New research published by Pepperdine University is attempting to settle the debate over whether boosting the minimum wage for fast-food workers in California to $20 an hour has cost jobs. The ...

Another company has closed down some pizza shops in California shortly before new legislation took effect that would raise ...

As California marks the first birthday of its $20 minimum wage mandate, far-left progressive California Governor Gavin Newsom ...

When California passed AB 1228 earlier this year, mandating a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, the industry braced for impact. Concerns of widespread layoffs, reduced hours, and significant ...

Minimum wage for fast food employees in California rose to $20 per hour on Monday, impacting more than half a million workers. In addition to raising the minimum wage, AB 1228 allows the Fast Food ...