New $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California .
A new rule that is set to take effect on Monday will pay at least $20 an hour to the majority of fast food workers in California.
This will provide greater financial stability to an industry that has historically paid poorly
it also poses a danger to boost prices in a state where high costs of living are already well-known.
The rule was approved by Democrats in the state Legislature last year, in part as a recognition that many of the more than 500,000 workers
This includes foreign workers such as Ingrid Vilorio, who claimed that she began working at a McDonald’s soon after coming to the US in 2019.
Fast food was her full-time job until last year. Now, she works about eight hours per week at a Jack in the Box while working other jobs.
“The $20 raise is great. I wish this would have come sooner,” Vilorio said through a translator.
The trade group that represents owners of fast food franchises backed the legislation.
However, since the law’s passage, a number of franchise owners have lamented its effects, particularly in light of California’s weakening economy.
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