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California McDonald’s owner discusses impact of minimum wage increase
It’s been over a year since California raised the minimum wage for fast-food employees from $16 to $20 per hour, the highest ...
California Immigrant Fast-Food Workers Afraid To Report Work Abuses
The California Fast Food Workers Union's latest report done in collaboration with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights documents worker experiences. The groups surveyed 405 workers at more than ...
Santa Monica Daily Press6d
As academics argue over minimum wage impact, business owners say the cost is wearing them down
McDonald's franchise owner details significant financial pressure and negative impact on sales after state's minimum wage ...
Mercury News28d
One year in, California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers is lifting boats but still debated
In 2022, the California Service Employees International ... Gavin Newsom signed the law, Assembly Bill 1228, in September 2023. “Is the benefit worth it for the pain that it’s exacted?” ...
The Daily Californian22d
Researchers dispute impacts of $20 fast-food minimum wage
In the year following the implementation of a California policy raising the ... and professor of economics at UC Berkeley, this policy, Assembly Bill 1228, has not led to major job losses.