A new study from researchers at University of California, Santa Cruz, found that while more people are applying for fast food jobs because of the higher wages, many are not seeing increased hours or ...

Workers at franchised fast food restaurants got a big pay bump about two years ago. A UC Santa Cruz economics researcher suggests that may have come with a side of unintended consequences.

Two years ago, a hotly contested law imposing a $20-per-hour minimum wage on franchised fast food outlets took effect. The legislation, Assembly Bill ...

The minimum wage in California will increase again in the new year. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, minimum wage workers across the state will earn $16.90 an hour, up from the current rate of $16.50. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People shop at the Glendale (Los Angeles County) Galleria. Starting Jan. 1, the minimum wage in California is set for a 40-cent ...

Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour starting Jan. 1. The adjustment — a boost of 40 cents per hour — was calculated in August by the Department of Finance as part of its ...

Voters in Alameda County may decide on a proposal later this year that would raise the county's minimum wage to $30 an hour, nearly double the state's current minimum wage.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- One Southern California city will soon have the highest minimum wage in the nation as its city council passed a motion to increase it to $17.64 an hour. West Hollywood's ...

The Golden State raised minimum wage to $16.90. California cost of living runs about 40% above national average. Some California cities pay higher rates than the new minimum wage. As the cost of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The minimum wage in California will increase again in the new year. Effective Jan. 1, 2026, minimum wage workers across the state ...