California

California’s $20 minimum wage sees fewer customers: study

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California’s new $20-an-hour minimum wage law for fast-food workers reduced visits to popular chains as restaurants like McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King raised prices to offset higher costs, according to a study. California’s new $20-an-hour minimum wage law for fast-food workers led to higher prices and lower traffic at popular chains including McDonald’s, Wendy’s and … Read more

Hiltzik: How the Fast Food Industry Uses Fraudulent Employment Numbers

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The fast food industry has been wringing its hands over the devastating impact on its business from California’s new minimum wage law on its workers. Their raw numbers certainly bear this out. A full-page ad recently placed in USA Today by the California Business and Industry Alliance claimed that about 10,000 fast food jobs had … Read more