Pedestrians walk by a Chipotle restaurant on April 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California.
Chipotle says California's new fast food minimum wage laws drove a 20% increase in wages for its restaurant staff in the state.
  • The effects of California's $20 minimum wage for fast food workers are starting to show.
  • Chipotle said the law raised wages at its restaurants by roughly 20%.
  • This translated to a 7% menu price increase at Chipotle locations in California. 

California's $20 wage for fast food workers is just a few weeks old, and the effects on workers and customers are beginning to emerge.