California’s dominant corporate fast food chains and their scare partners were sure about one thing: The state’s new $20 per hour minimum wage for most workers in that sector was going to lead to ...

Anyone with any economic understanding would understand that government-mandated wage increases at fast-food restaurants would reduce the number of jobs and drive up the price of burgers, fries and ...

Surrounded by fast-food workers in September, Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the bill raising the minimum wage in the industry to $20 an hour from $16. (Damian Dovarganes / Associated Press) The fast-food ...

Staffing at Southern California’s fast-food restaurants continues to rise to record heights but job growth is cooling as the industry’s biggest players digest a $20-an-hour minimum wage mandate.

Southern California’s fast food restaurants saw record employment in June despite a huge jump in the minimum wage for the industry’s largest chains. To measure hiring in the fast food job market in ...

As California considered and then mandated a minimum wage raise at most fast-food restaurants, opponents warned the controversial legislation could be a job killer. On Tuesday, before appearing at the ...

During a recent meal at a family-run restaurant in a small town, I noticed that the owners included in the menu an apology note to customers for the high prices they were charging. We all understand ...