by Mark Kreidler | Apr 10, 2026 | California, Fast Food, Minimum Wage, News, Restaurant Workers, Tipped Workers
In their third report on the subject and second update of data, University of California researchers reach the same conclusions that have twice bedeviled the anti-wage hike sector of the restaurant industry: California’s $20 an hour fast food minimum wage, instituted in 2024, did not reduce employment. It led to only the most modest of price increases — barely noticeable to a consumer.
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by Brett Wilkins | Jan 1, 2026 | Bernie Sanders, cost of living, Income Inequality, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, News, Tipped Workers
Over a third of US states are set to raise their minimum hourly wage in 2026, but worker advocates including Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday decried a federal minimum wage that’s remained at $7.25 since 2009 — and just $2.13 an hour for tipped workers for over three decades. Minimum wage hikes are set to go into effect in 19 states on Thursday: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut…
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