Did California’s $20 fast food minimum wage lead to job losses? A new study has answers

When California implemented its $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, critics and supporters were sharply divided on how ...

California’s $20 fast‑food wage tied to unintended effects, study finds

A new UC Santa Cruz study suggests California's $20 fast-food minimum wage leads to fewer hours and higher prices.
Washington Examiner

California’s $20 fast-food wage law backfires

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) was all smiles two years ago when he signed the FAST Recovery Act, creating a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers in his state. He called the legislation a win-win-win that ...
NBC Los Angeles

Looking at California's $20 minimum wage impact 6 months later

It’s been six months since minimum wage for workers at large fast food chains in California went from $16 to $20 an hour. Restaurant operators opposed the new law, claiming it would force them to ...
Reason

California's Fast Food Minimum Wage Hike Cost the State 18,000 Jobs. That Shouldn't Surprise Anyone.

In 2023, California passed a law requiring a $20 per hour minimum wage for all fast-food restaurants with more than 60 locations nationwide. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom portrayed the union-supported ...
AOL

California's Fast-Food Minimum Wage Hike Is Killing Jobs

In 2023, California adopted a law that raised the minimum wage to $20 per hour. It also created a Fast Food Council with the power to further increase wages by dictate every year. Twenty bucks an hour ...