$20 Minimum Wage Backfires as Restaurants See Orders Plummet
by Newsweek
Newsweek— A law calling for a $20 minimum wage has led to brutal backlash as customers opt out of ordering delivery in Seattle, Washington.The Seattle City Council is in the middle of deciding whether to pass a new law that would adjust its prior PayUp bill that went into effect in 2022.The PayUp law enforced a minimum wage for gig workers, which includes delivery drivers for local restaurants and platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash. Under PayUp, delivery drivers made $26 per hour before accounting for...
ABS-CBN News—Marcos orders review of minimum wages in regions. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Labor Day ordered the Regional Tripartite Wage and Productivity Board to conduct a "timely review" of minimum wage rates in the regions.
Washington Examiner—California’s fast-food minimum wage hike is backfiring. California’s fast-food minimum wage hike has been in effect for just one month, and the consequences are proving to be fewer hours and potentially fewer jobs for workers. Pollo West Corporation, the largest franchisee of El Pollo Loco restaurants in California, has said that its franchises went from profitable to losing money overnight when the […]
ABC News—Some California restaurants face stark realities, burdens after minimum wage increase. California restaurant owners, including CEO of one of the largest El Pollo Loco franchises, explain how the new minimum wage is hurting business.