Minimum Wage

ReportingApr 14, 2026Read →

LA Hotels Struggle as $30 Minimum Wage Push Drives Up Costs, Dampens Investment: Report

A growing strain is hitting the hospitality sector in Los Angeles, where hotel operators say mounting expenses and shifting market conditions are making it harder to stay afloat. According to Fox News , a recent report…

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OpinionApr 5, 2024Read →

Newsom’s Restaurant Pays $16 an Hour Despite Law Crippling Fast Food Chains With $20 Minimum Wage

Hasn’t California Gov. Gavin Newsom had enough problems with restaurants to exercise some caution around the issue of eateries? You may remember, back in the heyday of California’s brutal COVID-19 lockdown regime —…

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OpinionApr 3, 2024Read →

Burger King, In-N-Out, and Others Raise Prices Significantly 2 Days After California’s $20 Minimum Wage Kicks In

Californians are getting a lesson in economics courtesy of the state’s new minimum wage law. A new law, taking effect this past Monday, created a minimum wage for fast-food workers of $20 an hour. The New York Post…

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ReportingMar 26, 2024Read →

California Fast-Food Chains to Fire Workers as $20 Minimum Wage Kicks In

California is already beginning to see the consequences of raising its minimum wage for certain workers as fast-food chains begin to slash their workforces in response to the hike to $20 per hour. The layoffs come ahead…

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ReportingSep 5, 2023Read →

Five-Word Note Woman Put on Receipt Is Going Viral and Dividing the Internet

In a country that is increasingly characterized by irreconcilable political differences, a viral social media post is reminding the U.S. that there are some irreconcilable apolitical differences as well. According to…

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ReportingNov 4, 2022Read →

Automaker Won’t Build Electric Vehicles in US Because Workers Make More Flipping Burgers at McDonald’s

As car manufacturers begin to shift toward increasing electric vehicle production, Subaru announced on Wednesday that it will not be shifting its EV production to the U.S. due to the inflation that America is struggling…

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OpinionMay 1, 2022Read →

Restaurant Chain Outsources Cashiers, Now You'll Have Order Through a Nicaraguan Call Center

Freshii is a popular Canadian fast-food chain that serves burritos, wraps, soups, salads, and frozen yogurt. In a move to reduce labor costs, the Toronto Star reported last week, Freshii has just introduced a new…

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OpinionSep 23, 2021Read →

Senate Parliamentarian Ruins Dems’ Attempt to Ram Amnesty Into Their Reconciliation Bill

Conservatives generally don’t like unelected bureaucrats who hold power in Washington, D.C. In the case of Elizabeth MacDonough, they might not mind so much. MacDonough is the Senate parliamentarian, the nonpartisan…

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