California’s fast food sector reportedly shed 18,000 jobs after the $20 minimum wage took effect in April 2024 The NBER study found a 3.2 percent decline in California fast food jobs compared to ...

Though in the same month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed California had approximately 750,000 fast food jobs, roughly 11,000 more than when the higher minimum wage law took effect.

California 's dramatic fast food wage hike may have backfired, according to a new economic study – wiping out an estimated 18,000 jobs across the state in just one year. The research, published ...

Though in the same month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed California had approximately 750,000 fast food jobs, roughly 11,000 more than when the higher minimum wage law took effect.

California minimum wage of at least $20 to take effect Monday California will soon become that state with the highest minimum wage for some fast-food workers. What it could mean for franchise ...

California set out in 2016 to become the first state on a path to a $15-an-hour minimum wage, capping a major victory for unions and low-wage workers who began pushing for the law in 2012.

Holly Dias, a Burger King employee, praises the announcement by California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, of proposed legislation to increase the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022.