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https://www.businessinsider.com/california-20-fast-food-wage-increase-pay-restaurants-retail-jobs-2024-3

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[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

https://apnews.com/article/california-governor-newsom-panera-bread-fast-food-faca8695e96b0f3224da2ba6d0657e3b

Newsom signed a law last year that says fast food restaurants that are part of a chain with at least 60 locations nationally must pay their workers at least $20 per hour beginning April 1. But the law does not apply to restaurants that have their own bakeries to make and sell bread as a stand-alone menu item.

That exception appeared to apply to restaurants like Panera Bread. Last week, Bloomberg News reported that Newsom had pushed for such a carve-out to benefit donor Greg Flynn, whose company owns and operates 24 Panera Bread restaurants in California.

[-] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 6 points 6 months ago

I can't express how angry I feel that this law is so specific. Only fast food places, with more then 60 locations, that don't serve bread. Fuck everyone else I guess. If they work for a small fast food chain their time just isn't worth as much.