There's a silver lining to California's $20 fast-food wage, restaurant bosses say: it's attracting better workers

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French fries being prepared by a cook at a fast food restaurant

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Fed policy hasn't cooled the labor market and a 'serious consumer recession' could strike if services jobs tumble, real estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht says

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Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO Starwood Capital Group, speaking during a panel at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California,
Barry Sternlicht, chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group.

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Why employers are reluctant to hire young men

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Businessman Looking at 'Help Wanted' Sign that appears as a Giant Hurdle Before him
Because of America's broken unemployment insurance system, the way firings are handled might affect whether young guys can get hired in the first place.

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A 78-year-old receptionist fired a month after she was recognized as a top employee wins $78,000 in age-discrimination settlement

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The woman worked at a retirement community in Columbus, Georgia.

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Some workers are choosing housing and student loan benefits over a retirement plan, and it says a lot about America's cost-of-living crisis

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Companies are getting creative with benefits packages to hire and retain top talent.
Companies are getting creative with benefits packages to hire and retain top talent.

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A California franchisee says he's reducing staffing, raising prices, and mulling kiosks to cover the $20 wage. Closing stores is a last resort.

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A Vitality Bowls franchisee in San Jose told BI how he's trying to absorb California's $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers.

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Fast-food franchisees in California fear they'll lose customers to Chili's and Applebee's as prices soar over $20 wage

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Signs for casual dining and fast food restaurants are seen along U.S Route 11 in Bloomsburg PA
Fast-food franchisees in California are raising prices to offset the state's new $20 wage.

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School districts in California are worried about cafeteria workers fleeing to fast-food chains to get $20-an-hour wages

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High school cafeteria lunchroom workers serving hot meal to students

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A California McDonald's franchisee says he's leaving 'no stone unturned' in his quest to save money over the $20 minimum wage

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McDonald's meals are seen at the shopping mall in Krakow, Poland on January 10, 2024.

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Here are 5 ways fast-food restaurants in California are cutting costs to cover the new minimum wage

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A view of McDonald's, on Crenshaw Blvd. in south Los Angeles Friday, March 29, 2024
McDonald's.

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