Minimum Wage, Fast-Food Industry, Employees

“Have It Your Way,” California! $20 Minimum Wage Backfires

Proskauer - California Employment Law on 2/26/2025

In late 2023, California supersized the minimum wage for fast food workers by a whopping 25 percent (increasing it from $16 to $20). This law was opposed by the fast food industry, while labor unions (and their many friends...more

California Reaches a Fast Food Compromise, Increasing Minimum Wage for Workers

CDF Labor Law LLP on 10/20/2023

Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the FAST Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (AB 257), which sought to increase the California minimum wage to $22 per hour, with annual increases thereafter, and...more

Governor Orders Extra Cheddar For Fast Food Employees

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/17/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: California has increased the minimum wage of fast food workers to $20, and authorized the creation of the Fast Food Council comprised of representatives from labor and management to set minimum standards...more

More Minimum Wage Increases Hitting California Employers Soon

CDF Labor Law LLP on 10/11/2023

Effective January 1, 2024, the general statewide minimum wage will increase by .50 cents, bringing the hourly rate from $15.50 to $16.00. Please also keep in mind that many (around 35-40) cities and counties in...more

Fast Food Council Redux

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/29/2023

On September 28, 2023 , Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1228, completing the agreement reached between business and labor in early September regarding the FAST Recovery Act. On September 11, 2023, the coalition...more

The High Price of a Seat at the Fast-Food Council Table: A.B. 257 Brings Rising Labor Costs to the Fast-Food Industry

Epstein Becker & Green on 9/9/2022

On September 5, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law A.B. 257, also known as the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act. Signed on Labor Day, A.B. 257 was sponsored and supported by labor...more

New York Singles Out “Fast Food” Industry for Minimum Wage of $15.00

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 7/30/2015

On July 27, 2015, the New York Fast Food Wage Board (“FFWB”) formally approved resolutions to increase the minimum wage for workers in quick-service and fast-casual restaurants in New York City and the rest of New York to...more

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