President Donald Trump has turned California's new $20 hourly wage for many fast-food workers into a political shorthand for ...

First came the farfetched “Fight for $15.” Now, California has made a $20 minimum wage a reality, at least for workers at large fast-food chains. The pay hike took effect in April 2024, joining the ...

One year has passed since 400,000 California workers at fast food chains like McDonald’s and Taco Bell began earning $20 per hour — a special minimum wage that’s thrilled employees and unions but ...

It’s been six months since minimum wage for workers at large fast food chains in California went from $16 to $20 an hour. Restaurant operators opposed the new law, claiming it would force them to ...

Hundreds of California fast food restaurant owners warned the state against a proposal to hike the minimum wage above the $20 an hour that was passed last year — saying it would “cripple” small ...

A new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) this month found that California’s 2023 minimum wage hike cost the state thousands of jobs. Researchers found that the state’s ...

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 ...