Minimum Wage California 2024 Fast Food Restaurants. This is due to a new state law which emerged from a deal. California’s ab 1228 is increasing the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour.
The policy, which took effect in april 2024 and raised the minimum wage to $20 per hour, marks a significant shift in wage regulation. California’s new law that creates a separate minimum wage applicable only to fast food restaurant employees took effect on april 1, 2024.