The Los Angeles City Council voted today to look into how it could expand rights on the job for fast food workers and establish a "Know Your Rights" training program for the industry. What does that ...

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Edgar Recinos no longer has to choose between paying rent and buying groceries. As a cook at a Wingstop restaurant in Los Angeles, Recinos got a significant wage bump last year — one of half a million ...

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 ...

For a little more than a year, California has required fast food chain restaurants with more than 60 locations to pay workers at least $20 per hour. Did that move end up costing the state jobs? That ...

Anyone with any economic understanding would understand that government-mandated wage increases at fast-food restaurants would reduce the number of jobs and drive up the price of burgers, fries and ...

California's controversial $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers has resulted in significant job losses according to newly revised employment data, contradicting earlier studies that claimed minimal ...