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From KQED.

From KQED.

I'm Alexis Madrigal.

A new law has gone into effect in California, and it's going to have a big impact for hundreds

of thousands of fast food workers.

The minimum wage at places like McDonald's and Taco Bell is now $20 per hour.

But that's not all.

The bill also calls for the creation of a fast food council that will have the power to move

up the minimum wage in future years.

It's a huge victory for labor activists, and it might raise some questions and difficulties

for the small business people who own these fast food franchises. We'll get a bunch of

perspectives, including yours, right after this news.

Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal. There is a brutal math to a lot of hourly work. In 2023, the average hourly pay for a fast food worker in California was something like $17 an hour. But with this new law, which is now in effect, the new minimum wage will be $20.20 an hour.

That'll give you an annual income of about $40,000 a year, far below what it costs to live just about anywhere in the Bay Area.

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