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New York City and its suburbs are looking at a wage hike to $17 an hour

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 28, 2023

The pay floor for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County would rise next year to $16 on way to $17. Other parts of the state would have a mandated minimum of $16

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California Senate gives fast-food workers a loud say in setting their pay

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 29, 2022

The Fast Act, which would only affect quick-service chains with 100 or more locations, passed by a 21-12 vote. It's unclear if Gov. Newsom will sign it into law.

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For wage-sensitive job hunters, $20 is the new $15, study finds

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 29, 2022

That hourly pay level has become the norm in online advertising for potential hires, according to an analysis by Indeed.

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California QSR wages could start at $22 under controversial bill

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 26, 2022

The first-year cap on hourly pay is one of the concessions that were made in the first-of-its-kind Fast Act to make the bill more palatable in the state Senate. Advocates also dropped the joint-employer provision.

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California eyes a new way of setting fast-food wages, and the industry yawns

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 11, 2022

Reality Check: Wake up to the very real possibility of employees having a say on their pay.

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Tip credit opponents play the gender card in NY

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 20, 2021

Groups such as One Fair Wage intend to ask the state's first female governor, Kathy Hochul, to close the gender wage gap by disallowing the concession for restaurants.

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Olive Garden's parent company raises pay as sales rebound

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 25, 2021

Darden Restaurants says it will reward hourly employees with $17 million in bonuses while raising its pay scale to $12 an hour.

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Operators say a ‘living wage’ won’t kill them—if some key ‘if’s’ are met

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 20, 2021

The impact of more than doubling the federal minimum wage would be tempered by phasing in the increase, many restaurateurs contend. But they still have doubts about one size fitting all.

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