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California's $20 minimum wage raised prices by just 3.7% and did not reduce jobs, per Berkeley study. ... “The $20 minimum wage has thrown a wrecking ball into the state’s fast food industry ...
In recent years, California has raised its minimum wage in an effort to offset increased costs for housing, gas and other necessities. In April, fast-food restaurants in the state with 60 or more ...
AB 1228 went into effect in the Golden State April 1, setting a $20 per hour minimum wage for those working at fast food restaurants with less than 60 locations nationwide and restaurants located ...
In California, the state minimum wage as of January 1, 2024 was $16 per hour. [6] [note 1] As of July 2024, California had the highest minimum wage of any state and was the highest in the country except for some part of New York (which also have a $16/hour minimum wage) and the District of Columbia (which has a minimum wage of $17.50/hour). [9]
The California Attorney General's office and local prosecutors can also sue companies. [21] Proponents of the bill said it would give workers previously classified as contractors minimum wage, overtime, sick leave, unemployment and other benefits, and prevent the state from losing $8 billion from unpaid payroll taxes.
After California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect in April, some economists expected affected restaurants to cut jobs.
Conservatives keep claiming that California's $20 fast food minimum wage led to a job bloodbath. They're still wrong.
In 2016, California became the first state to pass a $15 hourly minimum wage under a law signed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, also a Democrat. About 40 cities and counties already have minimum wages ...