10,000 California Fast Food Jobs Cut Due to $20 Minimum Wage
Fast food restaurants in California have reportedly cut about 10,000 jobs after the state’s minimum wage increased to $20. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) law to pay workers $20 an hour goes into effect on April 1 and is clearly dealing a devastating blow to the industry, Fox Business reported. report Wednesday. The media continues: The […]
California fast food restaurants have cut 10,000 jobs since passing $20 minimum wage: business agency
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s successful move to raise the minimum wage for many of the state’s fast-food workers is having a devastating effect on businesses that are being forced to cut labor costs to survive, critics say. Chipotle, McDonald’s and other major fast-food chains have been raising prices to catch up with the $20 an […]
California fast food wage hike has had detrimental impact, puts businesses in ‘jeopardy,’ critic says
California franchisee Alex Johnson estimates that his 10 restaurants will lose a combined $470,000 because of his state’s new minimum wage law. California Governor Gavin Newsom’s successful move to raise the minimum wage for many of the state’s fast-food workers is having a devastating effect on businesses that are being forced to cut labor costs […]
California seeks to delay $25 health-care minimum wage to ward off budget crisis
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to delay a healthcare worker minimum wage increase that will cost the state $4 billion this year alone as the state faces a budget crisis. Among Newsom’s proposals to cut the deficit from $73 billion to $7 billion are tying the state’s healthcare minimum wage increases, which would hike the […]
Gavin Newsom Backs Off Stupid $25 Minimum Wage Healthcare Law
Gov. Gavin Newson (D-Calif.) withdrew a bill that would have required a $25 minimum wage for health care workers. As The Wall Street Journal The editorial points out that Governor Newsom is doing this because the state is feeling the burden of this stupid law. California is already hurting private business with its stupid $20 […]
Study Shows Government’s Family Leave Mandates Have Thwarted Women’s Wage Gains
Men and women alike should be able to take time off from work for family and medical needs without the risk of losing their jobs. Unfortunately, when policymakers turn something that should be voluntarily offered by employers into a rigid legal mandate, unintended consequences ensue. In the case of family and medical leave laws in […]
TikTokker Nic Sumners struggles making three times minumum wage: ‘American dread is dead’
“The American dream is dead,” complained one worker, who is struggling to make ends meet while working multiple jobs and earning three times the minimum wage. Nick Sumners took to TikTok last month to rant about the way he lives his life, calling out everyone who thinks his way of life is normal. “Can someone […]
Arizona’s Minimum Wage Could Be $18 Per Hour Soon
Arizona’s minimum wage was $13.85 in 2023, up from $12.80 per hour in 2022. On January 1, 2024, minimum wage in State 48 will be raised another 50 cents to $14.35 per hour. This increase will happen despite the fact that Arizona’s inflation rate in 2023 was lower than the national average. That’s because Arizona is […]
Here’s what minimum wage would be if it kept up with inflation
(NEXSTAR) – The federal minimum wage has remained unchanged for 15 years, although the minimum wage has been raised to $17 in some areas. The last time it changed was in 2009, when it went from $6.55 to $7.25. Since 2009, we’ve experienced economic booms and busts, a global pandemic, and sky-high inflation, but the […]
$15 minimum wage inches closer to appearing on ballot
Missouri voters on Wednesday moved one step closer to deciding whether to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The organization supporting the initiative announced that it has collected nearly twice the number of signatures needed. The ballot measure supported by Missouri Jobs with Justice would raise the minimum wage from the current […]