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Jae C. Hong/AP PhotoExperts say it鈥檚 still too early to tell the long-term impact of the wage hike on fast food restaurants and whether there will be widespread layoffs and closures. -
Damian Dovarganes/APDebate is hot about the impact of a higher minimum wage. Half a million Californians work in fast-food, where wages had stagnated for decades. Restaurant owners warn of higher prices and fewer hours.
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The Legislative Analyst鈥檚 Office says the state鈥檚 $16-an-hour minimum can鈥檛 dispel poverty or inequality, though it鈥檚 among the highest in the U.S. -
California fast-food workers will earn a $20 minimum wage in April. Other employers might have to raise their pay floor to recruit and retain staff. -
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鈥檚 Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. -
A deal announced today by labor groups and the fast food industry would give workers a $20 minimum wage and pull a measure off the 2024 ballot. The Legislature has until Thursday to approve it. -
The iconic California burger joint known for its crossed palm trees and cups printed with Bible verses banned its employees in five states from wearing masks at work. But California and Oregon allow workers to decide for themselves. -
An obscure 1910s-era labor board once regulated everything from canneries to film sets to sheep farms. Why is California trying to revive it now? -
It鈥檚 strike season in California, again. -
The governor announced his decision on Labor Day. Supporters swayed moderate Democrats by removing a provision that would have put fast food corporations on the hook for labor violations at franchise locations. -
California鈥檚 fast food workers could get the power to collectively bargain under a bill passed by the California Legislature Monday, a measure that could drastically change the fast food and franchising industries. -
Proponents say AB 257 could curb wage theft, but restaurateurs say it could raise costs and prices and fundamentally change relationships with fast food chains. -
California鈥檚 fast food workers could get the power to collectively bargain under a bill moving through the state legislature, a measure that could drastically change the fast food and franchising industries. -
Push to pass a labor-sponsored bill is a key 鈥楩ight for $15鈥� priority and a potential organizing foothold in an industry where unionization has long been elusive.
