Capital & Main

Despite Apocalyptic Warnings, California Fast Food Wage Hike Didn’t Kill Jobs

The wage law has been the subject of overheated rhetoric since it was first discussed, when opponents suggested that raising ...

CA's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers may have 'consequences': report

AB 1228 was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in April 2024, which included a minimum wage increase from $16.90.

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.

Small, medium-sized independent US firms adapted well to minimum wage hikes, as did workers

Proposals to raise the minimum wage are often met with arguments that independent businesses may be vulnerable to such ...

California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers led to 'negative outcomes,' researchers say

California's fast-food minimum wage hike to $20 resulted in job losses, higher prices, and reduced worker hours, a University ...
American Enterprise Institute

The Heterogeneous Effects of Large and Small Minimum Wage Changes on Hours Worked: Evidence Using a Partially Pre-Committed Analysis Plan

We use a partially pre-committed estimation strategy to study the effects of minimum wage increases on hours worked. Analyzing CPS and ACS data from 2011–2019, we estimate that relatively large ...

Editorial: The fallout of California’s minimum wage folly

Computers don’t call in sick, and companies don’t pay them by the hour. As the cost of labor increases, automation makes more ...

Here is how the minimum wage in Los Angeles will increase soon: the new amount and when it takes effect

Minimum-wage rises are coming in the City and County of Los Angeles, outstripping the state and national minimums.