A new working paper from the University of California, Santa Cruz, is raising fresh questions about the impact of California’s $20 minimum wage for fast‑food workers — and prompting a sharp rebuttal ...

It all comes down to some not-so-simple economics.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two years ago, a hotly contested law imposing a $20-per-hour minimum wage on franchised fast food outlets took effect.

(FOX40.COM) — When California implemented its $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, critics and supporters were sharply divided on how the policy would affect jobs, wages and prices. Two years later ...

Instead, it significantly improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of California workers in many of the largest fast-food chains.

A new working paper from the University of California, Santa Cruz, is raising fresh questions about the impact of California’s $20 minimum wage for fast‑food workers — and prompting a sharp rebuttal ...

California's fast-food minimum wage hike to $20 resulted in job losses, higher prices, and reduced worker hours, a University of California, Santa Cruz study suggests.

[Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] Two years ago, a hotly contested law imposing ...