Lawrence Cheng, whose family owns seven Wendy’s locations south of Los Angeles, now finds himself working the register and preparing food, a necessity since California's new law raised fast food workers' hourly wage from $16 to $20 on April 1. Cheng used to have nearly a dozen employees per shift at his Fountain Valley location in Orange County. Now, he only schedules seven, covering some of the hours himself to manage the increased labor costs. “We kind of just cut where we can,” Cheng explained. “I schedule one less person, and then I come in for that time that I didn’t schedule and I work that hour.” He remains hopeful that the busy summer season will help offset these added costs, bringing in more profit as families and students frequent fast food restaurants more often. Experts caution that it's too early to determine the long-term effects of the wage hike on fast food restaurants. Previous wage increases in California and New York saw job growth continue despite fears of job losses, according to a University of California, Berkeley study. In the first two months after the wage increase, the fast food industry added 8,000 jobs compared to the same period in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, many franchise operators are cutting hours and raising prices to cope with the new wage law. https://www.artstation.com/mi-villano-favorito-4-ver-descargar-latino-pelisplus/profile https://www.artstation.com/pelisplus-ver-inside-out-2-online-espanol/profile https://github.com/V3r-intensa-mente-2-es/ver-inside-out2-online-latino https://github.com/V3r-intensa-mente-2-es/inside-out2-descargar-espanol-latino https://github.com/V3r-mi-villano-favorito-4-es/ver-mi-villano-favorito-4-online-latino https://github.com/V3r-mi-villano-favorito-4-es/ver-mi-villano-favorito-4-descargar-espanol-latino https://github.com/V3r-the-boys-4x7/the-boys-temporada-4-capitulo-7-descargar-espanol-latino https://github.com/V3r-the-boys-4x7/ver-the-boys-temporada-4-capitulo-7-online-latino https://pastelink.net/98wgbtgx https://www.bitsdujour.com/profiles/IeLDk4