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00:53 Correction: The Newsom administration later said Panera was not exempt from the law and franchisee Greg Flynn said his restaurants would comply with the new minimum wage.
California politicians wanted to make sure fast-food employees earned their “fair share”—and that’s when 557,000 workers across 30,000 restaurants got an economic reality check.
Reason's Bess Byers shares what happened after Assembly Bill 1228 implemented a government-mandated pay raise for all fast-food workers. #California #jobs #fastfood #food
00:53 Correction: The Newsom administration later said Panera was not exempt from the law and franchisee Greg Flynn said his restaurants would comply with the new minimum wage.
California politicians wanted to make sure fast-food employees earned their “fair share”—and that’s when 557,000 workers across 30,000 restaurants got an economic reality check.
Reason's Bess Byers shares what happened after Assembly Bill 1228 implemented a government-mandated pay raise for all fast-food workers. #California #jobs #fastfood #food
