Lost in the hubbub surrounding California鈥檚 new聽聽for fast food workers is how that raise could impact public schools, forcing districts to compete with the likes of McDonald鈥檚 and Wendy鈥檚 for cafeteria workers amid a state budget crunch.
The minimum wage law that聽聽guarantees at least $20-per-hour for workers at fast food restaurant chains with at least 60 locations nationwide. That doesn鈥檛 include school food service workers, historically some of the lowest-paid workers in public education.
