California Gov. Newsom Raises Minimum Wage for Fast Food Workers to $20 Per Hour
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour.
The law will go into effect in April, giving fast food workers in the state one of the highest minimum wages in the entire nation.
During the bill signing on Thursday, Newsom said that the law will impact 557,000 people and 30,000 restaurant locations statewide.
“Eighty percent of the workforce, these fast food places – 80 percent of people of color, two thirds…are women, the majority are breadwinners and we have the opportunity to reward that contribution, reward that sacrifice and stabilize an industry in turn. What a remarkable moment,” Newsom said.
The current minimum wage in the state,
