Labor group demands California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers extend to all sectors - eviltoast
  • joekar1990@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    It’s only fast food restaurants that are national chains with more than 60 locations. Locations in Airports, convention centers and hospitals are exempt.

    However the state minimum wage is $15/hr

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      7 months ago

      Of all the exemptions, locations in airports? Where they charge you $30 for a meal just because? Unreal…

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        7 months ago

        There were more on the list

        Restaurants connected to or operating in conjunction with the following locations are also not covered by the law:

        An airport;

        A hotel;

        An event center that is over 20,000 square feet or has more than 1,000 seats (for example, a sports stadium concert hall, or racetrack);

        A theme park;

        A museum; or A gambling establishment (for example, a card room)

        Full exemption list is under question 11 https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Fast-Food-Minimum-Wage-FAQ.htm

      • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        Well you see, the reason you’re paying $7 for coffee is because each cup had to go through security theater and ensure it’s not bomb water or something.