Opinion: California’s crazy ‘fast food’ minimum wage takes effect
Opinion: California’s crazy ‘fast food’ minimum wage takes effect
- March 31, 2024
- David Neumark, economics, expands in this op-ed for The Wall Street Journal
“California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s higher minimum wage for fast-food workers takes effect Monday. On top of California’s already high $16 minimum wage, the minimum wage for fast-food workers will increase to $20 an hour, the highest minimum wage in the U.S.
Minimum-wage advocates parrot the claim that this is a win for fast-food workers. They cite a few studies to argue that those workers will earn more and suffer no job loss, and that poverty will fall. But a growing body of research demonstrates that the small number of studies advocates rely on are flawed.”
Continue reading: https://www.wsj.com/articles/californias-crazy-fast-food-minimum-wage-takes-effect-negative-repercussions-7ae3e9ae
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