Last September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 1287 into law, which includes a $20 per hour minimum wage for fast-food workers and a fast-food regulatory council which has the authority to raise the industry’s minimum wage annually. But between last fall and January, California fast-food restaurants cut about 9,500 jobs, representing a 1.3 percent change from September 2023.
You’re seriously going to die on the “corporate has nothing to do with the costs they impose on the franchisee” hill?
Under $20/hour, ESPECIALLY in a state with as high of a COL as California is NOT a living wage. Try it for a month. You wouldn’t even be able to cover the average rent. You’re just proving even harder how out of touch you are as a 5%-er.