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

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Kings Canyon Unified School District students are getting hands-on experience in the food industry. When the bell rings at 9:50 a.m. for break, it's windows open at the snack ...

A boosted minimum wage for food workers first came into place in the Golden State in 2024, and was not without its detractors. Big chains have said that it is damaging their industry, leading to price ...

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

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The opinion piece criticizing California’s $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers as too high omitted opinions of an ...

Last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the state’s fast-food minimum wage increase into law, which meant that employees at fast-food restaurants in the state went from making $15.50 per hour ...

A study from the University of California Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment found that a California state law raised the minimum wage for fast food workers did not lead to ...

An employee hands an order to a customer at a Wendys Co. restaurant in Richmond, California, U.S. Photo: Getty Images Though it’s been in force for nearly a year, California’s law establishing a $20 ...

Kaiser Permanente is laying off 216 workers in California, primarily positions in IT and food services, according to a statement from the ...