SAN FRANCISCO -- While internet companies have prospered with little oversight in the past decade, 2020 ushers in a new era California with more protections for internet users and the rising number of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Reuters) - One year after California introduced a first-of-its-kind $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, an increase of up to 70 cents is slated for a vote. California's Fast Food Council, ...

Fortunately it only applies in states that have no minimum-wage law of their own or a minimum wage below the federal minimum ...

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 ...

In 2023, California passed a law requiring a $20 per hour minimum wage for all fast-food restaurants with more than 60 locations nationwide. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom portrayed the union-supported ...