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California's fast food wage law was meant to boost pay - but a new study says it wiped out 18,000 jobs in under a year, ...
National Bureau of Economic Research study finds California lost thousands of fast food jobs following the $20 minimum wage increase implemented in April 2024.
The summer job, for decades a stepping stone toward adulthood and independence, may be going the way of the VCR for a great many teens. Progressive efforts to outlaw many entry-level jobs aren’t helpi ...
President Trump said he's considering using money generated by U.S. tariffs to offer a "little rebate" to Americans. A Flash ...
SB 525, passed in 2023, introduced a new minimum wage scheme for healthcare workers in California. The legislation was ...
Kern County is planning to reduce available public health services and conduct layoffs due to significant state and federal ...
The new initiative effort, filed Wednesday, comes amid a monthslong conflict over the city’s new minimum wage law.
More U.S. cities and states are raising their minimum wages, with several now exceeding $20 an hour, reflecting a growing ...
The Labor Department says the goal is to deliver on President Trump’s commitment to restore American prosperity through ...
In California, an employee needs to satisfy both a salary test and a duties test to be classified as an “exempt” employee.
Gov. Jerry Brown offered this defense of his signing a statewide $15 minimum wage into law: “Economically, minimum wages may ...