172 Gavin Newsom instituted a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California. 3 months later and nearly 10,000 fast food workers have been laid off, chains are closing down locations, and others are declaring bankruptcy. Great job Gavin! (twitter.com) posted 193 days ago by purkiss80 193 days ago by purkiss80 +172 / -0 33 comments share 33 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Didn’t he also exempt a Restaurant his buddy owns from needing to pay?
Yes, Newsom made sure the law was written in a way that exempted the restaurant that Newsom himself owns: https://www.usasupreme.com/californias-democrat-governor-exempted-his-restaurant-from-the-states-20-minimum-wage-heres-how-he-did-screenshotsit/
Newsom only pays his workers $16.00
And yes, it also exempted his buddy that owns Panera Bread: https://nypost.com/2024/02/28/business/panera-bread-exempt-from-california-wage-law-after-newsom-donation/
However, after the backlash from this, Panera bread went ahead and upped their wages to $20.