Most fast food workers in California will now be paid at least $20 an hour. The new law requires fast food chains with 60 or more locations nationwide to meet that wage increase.
Terry Chea and Adam Beam, Associated PressA pay raise kicks in Monday for many fast food workers across California. They'll now make $20 an hour.workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour starting Monday after a new law kicked in, giving more financial security to an historically low-paying profession while threatening to raise prices in a state already known for its high cost of living.
"The $20 raise is great. I wish this would have come sooner," Vilorio said through a translator. "Because I would not have been looking for so many other jobs in different places." Increasing his employees' wages will cost Johnson about $470,000 each year. He will have to raise prices anywhere from 5% to 15% at his stores, and is no longer hiring or seeking to open new locations in California, he said.
Over the past decade, California has doubled its minimum wage for most workers to $16 per hour. A big concern over that time was whether the increase would cause some workers to lose their jobs as employers' expenses increased. Plus, Reich said while the statewide minimum wage is $16 per hour, many of the state's larger cities have their own minimum wage laws setting the rate higher than that. For many fast food restaurants, this means the jump to $20 per hour will be smaller.
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