In-N-Out has had to raise its prices to adjust for the new minimum wage law that raised the minimum wage by $4. Other ...

For a little more than a year, California has required fast food chain restaurants with more than 60 locations to pay workers at least $20 per hour. Did that move end up costing the state jobs? That ...

A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) this month found that California’s 2023 minimum wage ...

First came the farfetched “Fight for $15.” Now, California has made a $20 minimum wage a reality, at least for workers at large fast-food chains. The pay hike took effect in April 2024, joining the ...

Gov. Jerry Brown offered this defense of his signing a statewide $15 minimum wage into law: “Economically, minimum wages may not make sense. But morally, socially, and ...

California’s $20 minimum wage at fast-food chains has hit employment.

California gained 17,528 private sector fast food jobs (+3.1%).” Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1228 after negotiating a compromise between labor unions and the industry.

Restaurant owners in California are dealing with higher labor and production costs, as well as cash-strapped customers.

"Hours will be slashed, entry-level jobs will be lost," said one business owner who said she ran two fast food locations in Northridge. "Fast food restaurants cannot afford any more costly mandates.