California’s Fast-Food Workers May Make $22 an Hour Next Year

September 6, 2022 Topic: Minimum Wage Region: Americas Blog Brand: Politics Tags: Minimum WageCaliforniaGavin NewsomEconomicsPoverty

California’s Fast-Food Workers May Make $22 an Hour Next Year

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and hasn’t been adjusted since 2009.

 

California gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a “groundbreaking” bill that could boost wages for the state’s fast-food workers to up to $22 per hour, according to a new Axios report.

 

The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour and hasn’t been adjusted since 2009.

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