If you're looking for a cheap, quick meal, you may default to your nearest fast food chain. But part of why that McDonald's or Burger King meal sticks in your mind as the "cheap" option may have to do ...

Fast-food workers in California may be earning more money, but their employers are cutting their hours to make up for the ...

California is about to mark an important milestone in the implementation of a hotly contested economic policy. Two years ago, in April 2024, a statewide, sector-specific minimum wage increase went ...

People all across the country have been tightening their wallets lately. As a result, fast food restaurants are suffering. Back in the day, fast food's main allure was that it was so cheap. You could ...

Researchers found that California's minimum wage hike for fast-food workers led to "negative outcomes" such as automation and reduced work hours. The researchers at the University of California, Santa ...

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 ...

CAME UP IN TODAY’S MEETING. IT’S BEEN NEARLY FOUR MONTHS SINCE CALIFORNIA’S NEW FAST FOOD MINIMUM WAGE LAW WENT INTO EFFECT, AND THAT BRAND NEW FAST FOOD COUNCIL MET FOR THE SECOND TIME EVER TODAY ...

A Zappi survey recently sought to measure U.S. public perception regarding fast-food. The survey revealed that fast-food, which used to be seen as an inexpensive meal, is no longer viewed as budget ...

In 2023, California adopted a law that raised the minimum wage to $20 per hour. It also created a Fast Food Council with the power to further increase wages by dictate every year. Twenty bucks an hour ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1228 into law in September 2023, which established a Fast Food Council within California's Department of Industrial Relations and increased the ...

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 ...