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California's Fast Food Minimum Wage Hike Cost the State 18,000 Jobs. That Shouldn't Surprise Anyone.

Lawmakers made an exception for smaller restaurant chains, implicitly acknowledging that the law would come with costs. Read More

After 2 years and 20,000 jobs, California’s fast food wage hike is a failure

Today, it’s determined to be a cautionary tale, showing other states a clear example of what bad public policy looks like. Read More

California’s $20 fast-food wage law backfires

New data shows California has lost close to 20,000 fast-food jobs since Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed the $20 minimum wage bill two years ago. Read More

We Were Right: Newsom's $20 Min. Wage Has Now Nuked 20,000 Fast Food Jobs, Cost Remaining Workers Thousands in Lost Hours

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised just short of utopia when he signed California’s FAST Recovery Act. Two years later, the only thing raising the state’s minimum wage for fast-food ... Read More

California's Fast Food Minimum Wage Hike Cost the State 18,000 Jobs. That Shouldn't Surprise Anyone.

In 2023, California passed a law requiring a $20 per hour minimum wage for all fast-food restaurants with more than 60 locations nationwide. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom portrayed the union-supported ... Read More

After 2 years and 20,000 jobs, California’s fast food wage hike is a failure

It’s been two years since Gavin Newsom signed the so-called FAST Recovery Act, creating a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers. Instead of a raise, the best data shows these workers lost hours or ... Read More