Minimum wage hike: California leads nation in fast food worker pay

California law to increase minimum wage for fast-food workers won’t apply to everyone

California’s newest law aimed at raising the minimum wage to $20 per hour for fast-food workers statewide won’t benefit everyone. Workers at restaurants like Panera Bread won’t receive the wage increase because the new law doesn't recognize places that operate "a bakery that produces for sale on the establishment’s premises bread," as fast-food. McDonald’s to phase out self-serve soft drink fountains “This exemption applies only where th…

Blue-state gov signs bill mandating $20/hour minimum wage for fast-food workers

(Pexels) Lillian Tweten Daily Caller News Foundation Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Thursday that will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers, a press release from the governor’s office announced. The law raises the current minimum wage to $20 per hour for all fast food workers beginning April 1, 2024, and also requires the fast food minimum wage to increase by 3.5% each following year until 2029, according to its tex…

New California law raises minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour, among nation's highest

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state’s Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary…

California Raises Minimum Wage For Fast-Food Workers

California Raises Minimum Wage For Fast-Food Workers Authored by Mimi Nguyen Ly via The Epoch Times, California's fast-food workers will see a wage boost to $20 per hour due to a legislation signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday. The wage increase will be effective from April 1, 2024. It will apply to all employees who work at restaurants that have at least 60 locations across the country. However, restaurants that make and sell thei…

California raises minimum wage for fast food workers

The governor's signature on this bill brings to an end a years-long and expensive fight