In the first two months after the law passed April 1, the industry gained 8,000 jobs, compared to the same period in 2023.
Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, took orders at the register on a recent day and emptied steaming hot baskets of French fries and chicken nuggets, salting them with a flourish.Cheng used to have nearly a dozen employees on the afternoon shift at his Fountain Valley location in Orange County.
Shift leaders, assistant managers, and everyone else up the ladder had to get raises too, and labor represents about 35% of his costs.SUGGESTED: Prices at California Chipotle, McDonald's and other fast-food chains are rising following minimum wage hike"I’m very nervous," Chacon said.
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