Fast-Food Workers Get $20 Minimum Wage Under New California Law

Fast-food chains will have to pay workers at least $20 an hour in California under a new minimum wage law Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed on Thursday.

The bill (A.B. 1228) was a compromise between the fast-food industry and the Service Employees International Union, which has been organizing workers in the sector. The deal sets a new $20 hourly minimum wage for the industry starting in April 2024, and creates a council with the power to raise that minimum wage by as much as 3.5% annually as well as weigh in on working conditions in the sector. ...