California Minimum Wage 2024 Restaurants In Usa. Fast food restaurant employers, effective april 1, 2024, and healthcare facility employers, effective october 16, 2024 (see below), will have a higher minimum wage. But what does that mean for jobs?

Fast food workers are losing their jobs in california as more restaurant chains prepare to meet a new $20 minimum wage set to go into effect next week. Ab 1228 went into effect in the golden state april 1, setting a $20 per hour minimum wage for those working at fast food restaurants with less than 60 locations.