加州从4月1日起将快餐最低工资提高至20美元/小时，影响50万名工人；批评者担心价格上涨和商业损害。 California increases fast-food minimum wage to $20/hour from April 1, affecting 500,000 workers; critics fear price increases and business harm.

加州将从 4 月 1 日起将快餐工人的最低工资提高到每小时 20 美元，影响超过 50 万名工人。 California is raising its minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 an hour, starting from April 1, affecting over 500,000 workers. 虽然支持者认为这是改善工资和工作条件的一步，但批评者担心这可能会导致消费者的价格上涨并损害小企业。 While supporters argue it's a step towards improving wages and working conditions, critics worry it may lead to higher prices for consumers and harm small businesses. 一些快餐连锁店，如必胜客和圆桌披萨，因预计新法律的实施而开始裁员，解雇了约 1,280 名送货司机。 Some fast-food chains, like Pizza Hut and Round Table Pizza, have begun reducing their workforce in anticipation of the new law, laying off around 1,280 delivery drivers.