Lizzet Aguilar has worked at a McDonald’s in Los Angeles for 17 years. She’s never once been given a paid day off. She’s never taken a vacation. When her husband or nine-year-old son get sick and need ...

In California, more than half a million fast food workers are set to get a major raise on Monday. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Fast Act back in September to require fast food chains with 60 ...

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, ...

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After California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect in April, some economists expected affected restaurants to cut jobs. So what actually happened? They not only added workers ...

Californian fast-food restaurants are cutting workers to prepare for the $20 minimum wage. Pizza Hut franchisees plan to lay off around 1,200 workers, for example. Restaurants are also raising prices ...

Pizza Hut workers strike outside a Pizza Hut restaurant to protest ongoing wage theft on Wednesday, March 6th in Los Angeles.. Photo: Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images All business ...

Every session of the California Legislature seems to produce at least one bill that generates high-octane political debate and media attention. As the 2023-24 session winds down this week, Senate Bill ...

Airport workers in Phoenix, Charlotte describe dangerous conditions during extreme heat. They joined fast-food and farm workers this week in demanding employers provide water, AC, and rest. Five ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- One week from now, fast-food workers' wages will go up to $20 an hour. That's a 25% increase from California's current $16 minimum wage that took effect on Jan. 1. The federal ...

A “Now hiring” sign is displayed on the window of an IN-N-OUT fast food restaurant in Encinitas. REUTERS/Mike Blake Every session of the California Legislature seems to produce at least one bill that ...

LIVERMORE, Calif. — Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in, giving more financial security to a historically low ...