Newsom signs law with sweeping protections for California fast-food workers
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday signed a bill that increases protections for fast-food workers in the state, creating a council to set an industry-wide minimum wage and workplace standards.
The bill passed the state legislature last week against opposition from trade groups, which said it unfairly targeted the fast-food industry and would cause prices to rise at a time when the U.S. inflation rate is among the highest in decades.
Newsom said in a Labor Day video message that California, which is the size of the world’s fifth-largest economy, had long had a “formula for success around growth and inclusion.” But the fast-food industry was one in which the state had fallen “a bit short” on improving wages and working conditions, he added.
Newsom signs law with sweeping protections for California fast-food workers
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