Laura Reyes was in the middle of her shift as a cook at Burger King in San Jose, when she started feeling a sharp pain in her abdomen and lower back. As the day went on, Reyes started bleeding, and the pain became so severe that she felt like she might die. She had asked more than once if she could leave work, but her managers would not allow it. “I was really worried,” she told Fast Company through a translator. “In that moment, I didn’t know I was pregnant.” Reyes later found out that it...
A huge Burger King franchisee is rushing to cut costs over California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers. Restaurants are cutting staff's hours and turning to tech.
Justin Foronda is the type of creative, motivated, second-generation entrepreneur who should be able to thrive in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Historic Filipinotown, Foronda opened HiFi Kitchen in 2019 and kept the doors open during the pandemic's economic disruptions through pure hustle. Last year the 37-year-old staged a Filipino holiday market across the street from HiFi to draw crowds to the neighborhood. He started a board game night at the store to bring in customers. Next weekend he's...
Fast-food workers in California now make a minimum of $20 an hour. Manteca Unified starts its Nutrition Services Assistant workers out at $17.89 an hour. At first glance, it looks like the math is against MUSD when it comes to attracting food service workers.
Morocco’s Education Ministry announced on Tuesday that the first installment of the MAD 750 ($73) monthly salary increase for teachers will be disbursed in the April salaries.
Letter carriers are picking up nonperishable food donations left in mailboxes across the country for one day only is scheduled next month.
$20-an-hour mininum wage for fast food workers in California began April 1. Workers have already complained of getting fewer hours since then. Chains like Burger King are rolling out more digital ordering kiosks to cut staff
The real minimum wage, no matter how much liberal politicians try to deny it, is and always will be zero.
Elizabeth Anne Case, 39, pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter in March. She left her 13-month-old son in a vehicle while searching through trash bins. Casen Case was pronounced dead after being left in the car for eight hours
(NEXSTAR) – If you find yourself feeling a bit snacky on Saturday (for
It’s high time you treated yourself to a snack, don’t you think?
It’s high time you treated yourself to a snack, don’t you think?