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Not-So-Happy Meal: $20 Wages Has Burger Joints In This State All Heated

Benzinga ·  Apr 15 17:12

California fast-food employees started earning a minimum of $20 an hour in April.

Thanks to a new law, which went into effect earlier this month, California chain restaurants with at least 60 locations nationwide have to pay their employees more.

For smaller restaurants, the minimum wage continues to be the statewide bottom of $16 an hour.

The largest publicly-traded fast-food companies includeMcDonald's Corp(NYSE:MCD);Starbucks Corp(NASDAQ:SBUX);Yum! Brands, Inc.(NYSE:YUM), which ownsTaco Bell, Pizza HutandKFC;Wendys Co(NASDAQ:WEN);Restaurant Brands International Inc(NYSE:QSR), which ownsBurger King; Chipotle Mexican...

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