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The brief highlights errors in UC-Berkeley’s pro-wage hike study and presents new evidence showing the net negative effect of the $20 minimum wage. Arlington, VA – Today, the Employment Policies...

When California lawmakers, Gov. Gavin Newsom, fast food corporations and the Service Employees International Union announced an agreement to raise fast food workers’ wages, all sides seemed to accept the deal.  Except,...

Since April 1, when California’s minimum wage for fast food workers increased from $16 to $20 an hour, customers have seen prices climb—in some cases substantially. A survey conducted by the...

California officials are reportedly considering a further increase to the recently implemented $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers. The California Food Council, which was established by Governor Gavin Newsom, is...

A Survey of Fast Food Employers' Responses to California's $20 Minimum Wage Effective April 1, 2024, many limited-service restaurant operators (also referred to as “fast food” or “quick-service” restaurants) in...

(The Center Square) - The owner of fast-casual food chains Tender Greens and Tocaya filed for bankruptcy, citing California’s $20 per hour fast food minimum wage, inflation, and the state’s...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, took orders at the register on a recent day and emptied steaming hot baskets...

Rubio’s Coastal Grill employees took to social media over the weekend, lamenting dozens of California restaurant closures that took them by surprise. “Former employee after today,” wrote Thesil58 on Reddit on...

Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher...

It didn’t take long for Harshraj Ghai to respond to the impact of California’s new $20 an hour minimum wage for his 3,700 fast-food employees. Ghai and his family operate 180 Burger...

Higher state minimum wage went into effect April 1; chains say burritos and burgers are getting more expensive in response. Restaurants for months have said menu prices in California would rise as...

The new California $20 minimum wage for most fast-food restaurants hit April 1. It jumped $4.50 from the $15.50 on Dec. 31. That increase definitely is helping the 500,000 workers...

Chipotle, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Jack in the Box and Shake Shack are planning to raise menu prices. Fast-food franchisees are laying off employees or cutting their hours. Smaller independent business owners,...

When the Pizza Hut chain recently announced it planned to lay off its 1,200 delivery drivers across the state, it launched what may be a fast evolution of California’s fast food industry....

Some Pizza Hut franchises in California plan to lay off their delivery drivers ahead of state law requiring higher pay for food workers. About 1,200 people across the state will...