After California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect in April, some economists expected affected restaurants to cut jobs. So what actually happened? They not only added workers ...

At first glance, a $20 minimum wage sounds like progress. Higher pay, better living standards, fewer workers struggling to ...

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 ...

Anyone with any economic understanding would understand that government-mandated wage increases at fast-food restaurants would reduce the number of jobs and drive up the price of burgers, fries and ...

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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 ...

On April 1, 2024, California implemented a $20 minimum wage for fast food employees. To fit this definition, an operation has to offer limited or no table service, and customers pay for the items ...

California’s $20-an-hour minimum wage for larger fast food chains has not led to overall job losses, according to a new report by UC Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. The new ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1228 into law in September 2023, which established a Fast Food Council within California's Department of Industrial Relations and increased the ...