California’s $20 Minimum Wage Delivers Job Cuts, Reduced Hours: Report

California’s $20 minimum wage delivers job cuts, reduced hours: report

The report estimates roughly 18,000 fewer fast-food jobs in California compared to where the sector would have been without the wage hike and a 2.7 percent employment decline.

How Minimum Wage Hikes Affect Food Service Employment: Evidence from California and New York

This study evaluates the short-term effects of recent minimum wage increases on food service employment in California and New York using a difference-in-differences approach. In April 2024, California implemented a $20 per hour minimum wage targeting fast food workers, while New York enacted a...