An employee fills a bag with French fries at a branch of the McDonald's fast food chain on Martin-Luther-Strasse in Giesing
McDonald's fries.
  • A McDonald's franchisee says its food would be "unaffordable" if it raised prices to offset California's $20 minimum wage.
  • "You can't raise prices enough," the Los Angeles franchisee told KTLA 5 News.
  • From April, California's minimum wage for fast-food workers will be 25% higher than its general minimum wage.

A McDonald's franchisee in Los Angeles says that if she wanted to raise her prices to fully offset California's incoming $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, her burgers and fries would be "unaffordable."