McDonald’s $25 ‘deal’ goes viral, sparks debate over California’s minimum wage increase
viral social media video McDonald’s $25 “deal” recently sparked an online debate about California’s minimum wage hike. A TikTok user who posts videos under the username @shannon_montipaya shared the video on March 27th. She was in the drive-thru of a McDonald’s store in Southern California when she saw a sign for a 40-piece Chicken McNugget […]
California McDonald’s franchisee mulls reducing hours, lifting prices to offset $20 minimum wage
McDonald’s franchisees, which own 18 restaurants in California, are reducing store hours, increasing menu prices and implementing renovations to offset the impact of the state’s $20-an-hour minimum wage for fast food workers. We are considering postponement. Scott Rodrick said he needed to rethink his business strategy in the wake of a new law that took […]
LARRY ELDER: California’s $20 Minimum Wage Is Another Dimwitted-Dem Idea That Will Hurt Those They Claim To Help
On April 1, the new California $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect. In signing the bill, California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected the view that such a wage hike — 25% above the state’s current minimum wage — hurts teenagers who disproportionately benefit from fast-food jobs and for whom this becomes their entry […]
California Workers Arrive at Restaurant to Find It Closed Thanks to Newsom’s $20 Minimum Wage
Restaurant workers at Foster’s Freeze in California came to work this week to find they were out of a job due to the closure, thanks to a $20 minimum wage signed into law by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, effective April 1. Noticed. Local ABC affiliate station KFSN 30 report: On Monday, Foster’s Freeze in Lemoore […]
Mod Pizza closes 5 California locations as minimum wage law takes effect
The popular West Coast pizza chain has closed five California locations just before the state enacts a new minimum wage law this month that increases fast-food workers’ hourly wages from $16 to $20. Mod Pizza, nicknamed the “Chipotle of pizza” with 500 stores across the U.S. and Canada, abruptly closed its store in Clovis, near […]
Restaurant Partially Owned By Newsom Is Reportedly Paying Employees Below California’s New Minimum Wage
California restaurants, part-owned by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, are still offering some employees hourly wages even though the state recently raised the minimum wage to $20, according to job listings. He reportedly paid $16. PlumpJack Cafe in Olympic Valley, California, is owned by a company called PlumpJack Group, which was founded by Newsom. It’s worth […]
California minimum wage shocks fast food workers as restaurant closes: ‘Only the beginning’
Another California small business and its employees appear to be suffering from the state’s new $20 minimum wage. “I’m shocked,” Monica Navarro, former assistant general manager at Foster’s Freeze in Lemoore, said Wednesday on “The Bottom Line.” “It would have been nice to have been notified so I could go and pick up my application.” […]
California’s new fast food minimum wage law poses headaches for school districts
California’s new $20-an-hour minimum wage for fast food workers will not only impact consumers who must pay higher prices for menu items, but also mean that some public schools will be forced to pay lower-paid cafeteria staff. Retaining employment may become more difficult. Cash-strapped school districts in the Golden State could be forced to compete […]
California minimum wage shocks fast food workers as restaurant closes: ‘Only the beginning,’ ex-manager warns
Former Foster’s Freeze assistant general manager Monica Navarro spoke on “The Bottom Line” about the sudden closure and other people’s reactions. Another California small business and its employees appear to be suffering from the state’s new $20 minimum wage. “I’m shocked,” Monica Navarro, former assistant general manager at Foster’s Freeze in Lemoore, said Wednesday on […]
Why some California businesses are exempt from fast food minimum wage hike
California’s newly enacted $20-an-hour minimum wage increase for fast food workers that took effect Monday will affect chains with locations in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums and grocery stores. does not apply. Last fall, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 610, which increases the minimum wage for workers employed by fast food […]