Minimum Wage In California 2024 Fast Food Restaurant. California’s new law that creates a separate minimum wage applicable only to fast food restaurant employees took effect on april 1, 2024. Under labor code section 1475 (lc.
As of monday, about half a million fast food workers in california are making at least $20 per hour, $4 higher than the overall state minimum wage. Gavin newsom has signed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour.