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  • New Poll: California Restaurant Workers Enjoy Working For Franchisees

    May 2023 ·   · 

    As part of its campaign to organize restaurant workers, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has taken direct aim at the franchise business model. This year, the union is endorsing AB1228, California legislation that would force countless franchisees in the state to close their doors or cut jobs. The union’s case for AB1228 hinges on the false claim that franchisee-owned restaurants are especially bad violators of the…

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    New Study: Eliminating Tip Credits Will Increase Wage Gaps For Minorities

    September 13, 2024•MinimumWage.com

    A new study conducted by University of California-Irvine economists Dr. David Neumark and Emma Wohl examines how increasing the tipped minimum wage affects earnings gaps for restaurant workers. While anti-tip credit activists claim eliminating the current tip credit system would reduce inequities faced by women and minority workers, the study finds tipped wage hikes have…

    Tracking State Wage Hike Proposals Heading into Election Season

    September 6, 2024•MinimumWage.com

    Many states saw proposals in the legislature or filed as ballot measures to raise wage floors and/or eliminate the tip credit this year. While many have failed due to employee and small business opposition, there are still several that have qualified to go before voters on November 5. Learn more about proposed wage hikes facing…

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