California fast food minimum wage just jumped to $20 an hour. Who actually gets it?
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Whether someone prepares burgers, blends smoothies or tosses pizza dough, what determines which California fast food workers will be paid $20 an hour?
Assembly Bill 1228 is in effect as of Monday, setting wages for California fast food workers $4 above than statewide minimum. It also creates a Fast Food Council to determine future minimum wage increases and to establish other employment standards at fast food restaurants, according to the Department of Industrial Relations.
We answer these questions about the new California fast food wage law:
Which fast food workers will benefit from the pay increase?
What happened with Panera and the bread-making exemption?
Which fast-food restaurants are exempt from the new law?
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