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September 7, 2022

California governor signs landmark law that hikes wages to $22 for fast food workers

  • The law caps minimum wage increases for fast food workers at chains with more than 100 restaurants at $22 an hour next year.
    • By DON THOMPSON
    Associated Press

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a nation-leading measure giving more than a half-million fast food workers more power and protections, despite the objections of restaurant owners who warned it would drive up consumers' costs.

    The landmark law creates a 10-member Fast Food Council with equal numbers of workers' delegates and employers' representatives, along with two state officials, empowered to set minimum standards for wages, hours and working conditions in California.


     
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