Trump claims California's $20 fast-food minimum wage hurts businesses. The truth is a lot more complicated

The restaurant industry predicted disaster after California instituted a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, but data ...
The Monterey County Herald

One year in, California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers is lifting boats but still debated

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 ...
NBC Connecticut

Looking at California's $20 minimum wage impact 6 months later

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 ...
City Journal

California’s $20 Fast-Food Minimum Wage Costs Jobs

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 ...
New York Post

California’s $20 minimum wage hike cost state 18,000 jobs, study shows

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 ...