California's fast-food law, which went into effect in April 2024, raised the minimum wage for most fast-food workers from $16 per hour to $20. - Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty Images ...

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 ... which argues the higher pay has come at a cost ...

Minimum Wage. No, California's $20 Minimum Wage for Fast-Food Workers Did Not Create Jobs A University of California, Berkeley, study trumpeted in the media doesn't say what the press release claims.

California's fast-food law, which went into effect in April 2024, raised the minimum wage for most fast-food workers from $16 per hour to $20. Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty Images ...

California has had a special minimum wage for fast food workers that’s higher than other sectors for one year. Its effects are still debated, but workers are grateful.

One year in, California’s fast food wage hike brings higher pay, debatable job numbers CNN via CNN Newsource Kerri Harper-Howie at a McDonald's in Los Angeles on April 15.

As a cook at a Wingstop restaurant in Los Angeles, Recinos got a significant wage bump last year — one of half a million fast food workers taking part in a great labor experiment.

Fast food restaurant owners tell CNN they have been trimming employee hours and instituting hiring freezes to offset the cost of higher wages. Recinos, like many, says his regular hours have been cut.

One year in, California’s fast food wage hike brings higher pay, debatable job numbers CNN via CNN Newsource Kerri Harper-Howie at a McDonald's in Los Angeles on April 15.

California's fast-food law, which went into effect in April 2024, raised the minimum wage for most fast-food workers from $16 per hour to $20. - Eric Thayer/Bloomberg/Getty Images ...

Fast food restaurant owners tell CNN they have been trimming employee hours and instituting hiring freezes to offset the cost of higher wages. Recinos, like many, says his regular hours have been cut.