Talks are now underway to possibly raise California's minimum wage for fast food workers again. But could another wave of increases drive out businesses and workers out of a job? Many business ...

About a year ago, I signed into law an increase in the minimum ... of the wage increase. Now, the data is in. It shows that the opposite is happening: California now has more fast-food jobs ...

In a closely watched election, California voters have narrowly rejected a proposal to increase the statewide minimum wage from $16 to ... an increase could lead to job losses, particularly in ...

For employers with 25 or fewer employees, minimum wage would increase to $17 on Jan. 1, 2025, and to $18 by Jan. 1 2026. Nearly 33% of California's labor force have low-wage jobs that pay less ...

Perhaps California Gov. Gavin Newsom thought the $20 minimum wage ... experienced a 3.1% increase in employment, adding more than 17,000 jobs. While California was losing jobs, U.S. fast-food ...

Four months ago, the state’s new $20 minimum wage increase went into effect. In that short period, fast-food restaurants in California have slashed nearly 10,000 jobs as struggling franchises ...

As California voters consider ... likely reducing jobs in the state by less than 0.25%. At the same time, a minimum-wage increase would prompt a small reduction in the number who need to enroll ...

In fact, it barely addresses the effect of the minimum wage increase on fast-food employment in California. It offers no numbers and no models. There's no evidence that fast-food jobs increased ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- More than 400,000 health care workers in California ... what the higher minimum wage will do -- if it will create more jobs, or if it will mean people lose their jobs.

While workers across many jurisdictions have already seen minimum wage increases this year, some Americans are still due for a bump in 2025, including many workers in California. Jan. 1 ...