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  • Union-Backed Researchers Miss The Mark On California’s $20 Fast Food Wage:

    Recent reports released by the University of California-Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Education (IRLE) and The Shift Project, a Berkeley IRLE-funded outfit run by Harvard Kennedy School’s Daniel Schneider and UC-San Francisco’s Kristen Harknett, claim California’s new $20 minimum wage for fast food restaurants has not hurt restaurant operators, employees, or consumers. Not only do these claims run…
  • Do Higher Tipped Minimum Wages Reduce Race, Ethnic, or Gender Earnings Gaps for Restaurant Workers?:

    In recent years, labor activists have invested considerable financial resources in campaigns to eliminate what’s known as the tip credit. The tip credit represents the difference between a set base hourly wage for restaurant employees who regularly earn substantial tips, and the regular minimum wage rate. This difference counts regular tip income toward the minimum wage requirement. Legally, the Fair…
  • Crisis in California: A Survey of Fast Food Employers' Responses to California's $20 Minimum Wage

    Effective April 1, 2024, many limited-service restaurant operators (also referred to as “fast food” or “quick-service” restaurants) in California are required to pay employees a minimum wage of at least $20 per hour. The law that increased this limit also allows for future increases to the quick service minimum wage based on recommendations of a Fast-Food Council. While those subject…