{"id":2134739,"date":"2023-12-27T17:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T22:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-pizza-huts-lay-off-1200-delivery-drivers-before-new-minimum-wage-increase\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T17:28:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T22:28:35","slug":"calif-pizza-huts-lay-off-1200-delivery-drivers-before-new-minimum-wage-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-pizza-huts-lay-off-1200-delivery-drivers-before-new-minimum-wage-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"California Pizza Huts cut 1,200 delivery drivers ahead of minimum wage hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalif-pizza-huts-lay-off-1200-delivery-drivers-before-new-minimum-wage-increase%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2134739&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Shannon O\u2019Hara\/Getty Images for Pizza Hut)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/elizabeth-volberding\">Elizabeth Volberding<br \/><\/a>1:15\u2062 PM \u2013\u2062 Wednesday, December 27, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Several \u200cPizza Hut franchises in California are laying off delivery drivers ahead of the state\u2019s new $20 minimum wage increase for fast food employees. It is set \u200bto take effect in 2024.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 1,200 California Pizza Hut delivery drivers are set to be laid off after the state recently presented\u2064 a new $20 minimum wage for all fast food\u200b employees next year.<\/p>\n<p>Pizza Hut \u2062franchise \u2063operators announced that they are going to get\u200c rid of all of their delivery drivers \u200bin 2024 and depend purely on third-party platforms \u200dlike DoorDash \u2062and UberEats instead.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064decision \u2064seems \u200dto have been sparked by\u2063 Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s (D-Calif.) recent legislation that will mandate all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bold-fiscal-policy-matters-yellen-says-biden-spending-agenda-is-meant-to-cut-inequality\/\" title=\"\u2018Bold Fiscal Policy Matters\u2019: Yellen Says Biden Spending Agenda Is Meant To Cut \u2018Inequality\u2019\">fast-food chains<\/a> with 60\u2063 or more\u2062 locations\u200d around the United States to pay their workers $20 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>The $20 minimum wage for all fast-food employees will go\u200b into effect in \u2063April 2024. The rise in\u200c minimum wage was placed as a way to counteract the growing cost of living for Californians.<\/p>\n<p>In order to comply with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, a number of Pizza Hut operators filed notices announcing the termination of their delivery services. The notice was filed\u2064 with California\u2019s Employment Development Department.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cPacPizza, LLC,\u200c operating as Pizza Hut, has made a business decision \u2062to eliminate first-party delivery services and, as a result,\u200b the elimination of all \u2064delivery driver positions,\u201d a federal WARN Act notice filed by\u200c Pizza Hut with the\u200d Golden\u2062 State\u2019s Employment Development Department said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The WARN\u200b Act mandates employers to provide notice of large layoffs of plant closures.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200blayoffs, which are set to go into effect\u200d in February 2024, are going to impact delivery drivers \u2063at Pizza Hut locations in Sacramento, Palm Springs, Orange, Los Angeles, and additional regions throughout California.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the Southern California \u200cPizza\u2062 Company, which \u200bis a second \u200cPizza Hut franchise,\u200c is also terminating its in-house delivery assistance and laying off 841 drivers, according to a WARN Act notice filed from December 1<sup>st<\/sup>.\u2063 As a result, 1,200 \u2063delivery drivers will be impacted \u2062in total.<\/p>\n<p>Pizza Hut, which is \u2064owned by the Taco Bell parent company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yum! Brands<\/a>, explained \u200dto the press that its \u201cfranchisees independently\u2064 own and operate\u200d their restaurants in accordance with local market dynamics and comply\u2062 with \u2064all federal, state, and local regulations while continuing to provide quality service\u2064 and \u200bfood to our customers via carryout and\u2063 delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new fast-food employee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-debunking-the-15-minimum-wage\/\" title=\"SHAPIRO: Debunking The  Minimum Wage\">minimum wage law<\/a> is going to affect about 557,000 workers at 30,000 fast-food establishments in California.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news\u2063 blasts \u200cdirectly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Our U.S. \u200cmilitary\u200b shoot down more attack missiles from the Iranian-backed Houthis.\u00a0This \u2064comes as President\u200c Biden directed airstrikes in Iraq\u200c after three\u2064 U.S. service-members were wounded by a one-way attack\u200b drone this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former CIA analyst and author \u2018John Gentry\u2019 tells One America News\u200c that the Obama Administration changed the culture of the intelligence community, which led to the\u2063 politicization \u2064of the CIA and the targeting of Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A real-estate developer, bankrolled by Silicon-Valley, is promising a new Utopian community built on farmland in Northern California.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A real-estate\u2062 developer, bankrolled by Silicon-Valley is promising a new Utopian community built on farmland in Northern California. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, 2023 \u2013 6:05 AM PST\u200d HONG KONG\u200b (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced on Friday\u200b a wide range of rules aimed\u2026 \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the main bottlenecks for Tesla is the speed it can make \u200dthe 4680 batteries used in the\u200b Cybertruck with its new\u200d dry-coating technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of 11\u200c nonfiction authors have joined a\u200b lawsuit in\u2062 Manhattan federal court that accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of misusing \u2062books the authors have written to train their models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged stalker\u2019s remote access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What is the reason \u200cbehind Pizza Hut franchise operators&#8217; decision to rely solely on \u2064third-party platforms for delivery services?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The Impact of California\u2019s New Minimum Wage on Pizza Hut Delivery Drivers<\/p>\n<p>Several Pizza Hut franchise operators in California are reportedly laying off delivery drivers \u200bin anticipation of the state\u2019s upcoming minimum wage increase for fast food employees. The new minimum wage, set to take effect in 2024, will raise the hourly rate to $20.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 1,200 California Pizza Hut delivery drivers are expected \u200bto be affected by these layoffs. Pizza Hut franchise operators have announced plans to eliminate their in-house delivery services and instead rely solely on third-party platforms such as DoorDash and UberEats.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200c decision seems to have been prompted by Governor Gavin Newsom\u2019s\u2063 recent legislation, \u2064which mandates that all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-new-fast-food-law-will-deliver-a-devastating-financial-blow-group-warns\/\" title=\"Group warns that the state's new fast-food law will cause significant financial damage.\">fast-food \u200bchains<\/a> with 60\u2064 or \u200bmore locations \u2064in the United States must pay their workers a minimum\u200c wage of $20 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>The increase in minimum wage is aimed at addressing the \u200brising cost of living in California. \u200bHowever, in order to comply with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, several \u200bPizza Hut operators have \u200bfiled notices announcing the termination of their delivery services. These notices have been filed with California\u2019s Employment Development Department.<\/p>\n<p>According to a federal WARN Act notice filed by Pizza Hut, the termination of first-party delivery services will result in the elimination of all delivery driver \u200cpositions. The WARN Act requires\u200c employers to\u200c provide notice of large layoffs or plant closures.<\/p>\n<p>The layoffs are set\u2064 to go into effect in\u2064 February 2024 and will impact delivery drivers at \u200cPizza Hut locations in Sacramento, Palm Springs, Orange, Los Angeles, and other regions throughout California. Additionally, \u2063the Southern California Pizza Company, another Pizza Hut franchise, has also \u200cannounced the termination of its in-house delivery\u2063 assistance, resulting in the laying off of 841 drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Pizza Hut, which is owned by Yum! \u200bBrands, Taco Bell&#8217;s parent company, stated that its franchisees independently own and operate their restaurants, complying with all federal, state, and local regulations. The \u2063company stressed its commitment to providing quality service and food to customers through carryout and delivery services.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d new minimum wage law is expected\u200b to affect approximately 557,000 workers at 30,000 fast-food establishments in California.<\/p>\n<p>It is evident that the implementation of the new minimum wage law has had significant\u200c consequences for\u200b Pizza Hut\u2062 delivery drivers in California.\u200c While the intention behind raising the minimum wage is to improve the standard\u2063 of \u2063living for workers, the repercussions for businesses and employees need careful consideration. As this issue continues to unfold, it remains essential to strike a balance between fair wages and job security for those employed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-passes-ban-on-discrimination-against-americans-with-no-abilities\/\" title=\"Congress Passes Ban On Discrimination Against Americans With No Abilities\">fast food industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hut franchises are cutting delivery drivers due to California&#8217;s upcoming $20 minimum wage hike for fast food workers, effective 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2368,"featured_media":2134740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2134739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2134739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2134740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2134739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2134739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2134739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}