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Fast Food CEOs Warn Of Dire Consequences Coming over New $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage

October 31, 2023 11:55 amOctober 31, 2023 6:47 pm

A new $20 an hour fast food minimum wage law currently set to begin in April 2024 was blasted by several fast food company leaders in the last few days, who warned of huge consequences ahead, ranging from higher prices...

Gov. Newsom Signs New Law Raising Fast Food Minimum Wage To $20

September 28, 2023 4:05 pmSeptember 28, 2023 4:05 pm

A bill to raise the fast food minimum wage to $20 an hour in California was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday, with the new wage change to take effect in January 2024. Assembly Bill 1228, authored by...

California Unions and Fast Food Companies Compromise On $20 Minimum Wage

September 12, 2023 2:45 amSeptember 12, 2023 6:20 am

Fast food companies and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) reached an agreement on Monday for a $20 fast food minimum wage that local governments could not increase until the agreement ends at the end of the decade. For the...

Garment Worker Wage Claims Pilot Project

May 21, 2023 8:41 amMay 21, 2023 8:47 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 11, Chapter 4 provides for the “garment worker wage claim pilot program.” Section 2693 provides legislative findings and declarations that the garment industry is rife with both egregious wage violations and flagrant health and safety...

Women in Construction under the California Labor Code

April 26, 2023 6:41 amApril 26, 2023 6:48 am

California Labor Code Division 1, Chapter 4.4 concerns women in construction. Chapter 4.4 was added in 2022 by Chapter 67 and Chapter 4.4 is titled “Women in Construction Priority Unit.” Section 107.7 defines the terms “department,” “director,” and “unit.” Section...

Labor Statistics and Research in California

April 5, 2023 6:49 amApril 5, 2023 7:08 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 1, Chapter 7, provides for labor statistics and research to be done. It requires the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to collect, compile, and present facts and statistics relating to the condition of labor in...

Budget Requirement for the Department of Industrial Relations

April 4, 2023 8:00 amApril 4, 2023 8:03 am

California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), pursuant to Labor Code Section 50.7, has some unique state budget involvement. This is due to the fact that the DIR is the state agency designated to be responsible for administering the state plan...