The $20 Question: What California’s Fast-Food Experiment Actually Did to Jobs

This episode discusses California's new $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers (AB 1228), contrasting initial dire predictions of mass layoffs with early data indicating a more subtle impact, primarily a slowdown in hiring and reduced hours. It explores the complexities of measuring the policy's true effects amidst other economic factors and highlights the role of the new Fast Food Council. Listeners will learn about the specific legislation and the nuanced initial responses from the fast-food industry.