New Minimum Wage 2024 California Fast Food. Starting april 1, 2024, all “fast food restaurant employees” who are covered by the new law must be paid at least $20.00 per hour. California now leads the nation in imposing dumb wage laws.

As of monday, about half a million fast food workers in california are making at least $20 per hour, $4 higher than the overall state minimum wage. Maria maldonado, the california fast food workers union statewide field director, leads a panel at the union membership launch event in los angeles on feb.