minimum wage laws

California FIRES its FRIES!: The Tragedy of Minimum Wage Activism

April 1, 2024 was no April Fool’s Day for many fast food workers in California. When a new law went into effect promising a $20 minimum wage for fast workers, many found themselves worse off. Slashed hours or even laid off, young people felt betrayed by pipe dream politics. The law included a controversial carve…

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S1E22 – Minimum Wage Laws

Part I: Law of the Day – “You shall not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired worker shall not remain with you all night until the morning.” (Lev. 19:13) Part II: An analysis and critique of the minimum wage changes proposed by Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania  As always, if you have…

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