The minimum wage for fast food workers in California is set to increase to $20 per hour on April 1, but the law exempts businesses that produce and sell bread as a stand-alone menu item.
Governor Gavin Newsom is denying claims about Panera Bread getting a special exemption from California's new fast food minimum wage law. The law has a specific line, stating a bakery that sells bread on the premises is not considered fast food. Is Panera Bread exempt or not?
We asked Jennifer Shaw, President of the Shaw Law Group to break it down. 11 minute listen.
Jennifer Shaw, President of the Shaw Law Group