When Karina Ceballos received her first paycheck reflecting California’s new minimum wage for fast-food workers, she felt a big wave of relief. The single mom said she earned about $400 extra last ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's successful push to hike the minimum wage for many of the state's fast food workers is having a devastating impact on businesses, who have been forced to cut labor costs ...

Fast-food workers in California may be earning more money, but their employers are cutting their hours to make up for the ...

A new working paper from the University of California, Santa Cruz, is raising fresh questions about the impact of California’s $20 minimum wage for fast‑food workers — and prompting a sharp rebuttal ...

California is about to mark an important milestone in the implementation of a hotly contested economic policy. Two years ago, in April 2024, a statewide, sector-specific minimum wage increase went ...

Fast-food restaurants, once the first stop for Americans looking to get at least one meal in before a long workday, are fighting to win back customers. Breakfast sales across the fast-food sector have ...

To learn more about the CNBC CFO Council, visit cnbccouncils.com/cfo With restaurant sales down, Burger King, McDonald's, and Wendy's are all responding to price ...