California's experiment with a $20 hourly floor for fast-food workers was sold as a simple fix for poverty wages, but the ...

California’s minimum wage — $16.50 per hour — is one of the highest nationwide. But last year lawmakers in the state boosted fast-food workers even higher: they earn $20 per hour, thanks to the change ...

Fast-food restaurants, once the first stop for Americans looking to get at least one meal in before a long workday, are fighting to win back customers. Breakfast sales across the fast-food sector have ...

At first glance, a $20 minimum wage sounds like progress. Higher pay, better living standards, fewer workers struggling to make ends meet — it’s an idea that feels both moral and necessary in an era ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1228 into law in September 2023, which established a Fast Food Council within California's Department of Industrial Relations and increased the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) was all smiles two years ago when he signed the FAST Recovery Act, creating a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers in his state. He called the legislation a win-win-win that ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Zappi survey recently sought to measure U.S. public perception regarding fast-food. The survey revealed that fast-food, which used to be seen as an inexpensive meal, is no longer viewed as budget ...