The state’s fast-food wage hasn’t driven up prices at limited-service restaurants, at least compared with full-service ...

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Increases vary between cities with Santa Monica, Emeryville and Berkeley seeing some of the biggest changes to minimum wage ...

The results have been mixed after California raised the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour in 2024. Economists are divided over the effect on employment, while workers earn more ...

The results have been mixed after California raised the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour in 2024. Economists are divided over the effect on employment, while workers earn more ...

California fast food workers hold a rally as they celebrate their minimum wage increase to $20 an hour during an event in Los Angeles, California, on April 5, 2024. - Aude Guerrucci/Reuters ...

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 ...

Pay for impacted workers jumped 8% to 9% on average since April 2024, according to Reich. They also earn more than other Californians making minimum wage at $16.50 per hour.