Employment Policies Institute

Shocking 16,000 Jobs Lost Due to California’s $20 Fast Food Wage Hike

March 8, 2025 9:19 amMarch 10, 2025 7:43 am

By the time California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, he had been warned by many that it would be devastating for the industry, but he did it anyway. Now, 16,000 fast...

Fast Food Council Approves Motion To Possibly Raise State Fast Food Minimum Wage By Another 70 Cents

February 27, 2025 8:00 pmFebruary 27, 2025 8:19 pm

The California Fast Food Council approved a motion to consider raising the minimum wage for fast food workers by another 70 cents per hour on Wednesday, with a vote on the matter expected at their next meeting in either April...

SEIU Researchers Admit $20 Wage Law Caused Fast Food Job Losses

February 26, 2025 7:16 amFebruary 26, 2025 9:15 pm

Last week the Globe reported on a new study by the Berkeley Research Group admitting that California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers has led to job losses, higher food prices, and increased automation in the industry. The BRG study...

California Minimum Wage Madness

January 3, 2025 10:54 amJanuary 3, 2025 10:54 am

“Countries with minimum wage laws almost invariably have higher rates of unemployment than countries without minimum wage laws,” Economist Thomas Sowell explained in 2013. “As for being ‘compassionate’ toward ‘the poor,’ this assumes that there is some enduring class of...

The Governor’s Lie That Won’t Die

December 17, 2024 6:19 amDecember 17, 2024 6:19 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom is grasping at straws. Without question, new quarterly government (QCEW) data shows that California has lost thousands of jobs since the Governor’s $20 fast food minimum wage law was signed into law. The data doesn’t lie,...

‘Jobs are Down and Workers are Suffering’ While Gov. Newsom Touts Job Increases

December 11, 2024 2:14 pmDecember 12, 2024 7:59 am

Well, it was only a matter of time. The Globe heard from the Governor’s Deputy Director for Rapid Response, Brandon Richards (He/Him), telling us we need to retract our articles on fast food job losses following Gov. Gavin Newsom signing...

Gov. Newsom Exposed for Gaslighting on California’s Fast Food Industry Job Loss

December 6, 2024 9:17 amDecember 6, 2024 9:17 am

Since the passage of AB 1228 in September 2023, California’s privately-owned fast food restaurants have lost -6,166 jobs. Over the same period the previous year, prior to passage of AB 1228 (September 2022 through June 2023), California gained 17,528 private...