{"id":2134806,"date":"2023-12-27T18:41:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T23:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizza-hut-slices-jobs-amidst-californias-new-fast-food-minimum-wage-law\/"},"modified":"2023-12-27T18:45:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T23:45:26","slug":"pizza-hut-slices-jobs-amidst-californias-new-fast-food-minimum-wage-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pizza-hut-slices-jobs-amidst-californias-new-fast-food-minimum-wage-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Pizza Hut cuts jobs due to California&#8217;s new fast food minimum wage law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fpizza-hut-slices-jobs-amidst-californias-new-fast-food-minimum-wage-law%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=2134806&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>OAN&#8217;s Alicia Summers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>3:45 PM \u2013 Wednesday, December 27, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds, \u2063if not thousands, of pizza \u200cdelivery drivers are on the brink of layoffs as Pizza Hut \u200bfranchises trim\u200c down \u200bdelivery services. The culprit? A new\u2062 California\u200b law \u200bthat raises the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fast-food-workers-now-have-highest-guaranteed-base-salary-in-state-as-democratic-governor-signs-in-new-law\/\" title=\"Democratic governor signs new law, making fast-food workers have highest guaranteed base salary in state.\">fast-food minimum wage<\/a> by $4, bringing it to $20 per hour starting this April. This surpasses the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-of-how-kyrsten-sinema-voted-against-15-minimum-wage-goes-viral-leftists-erupt-in-anger\/\" title=\"Video Of How Kyrsten Sinema Voted Against  Minimum Wage Goes Viral, Leftists Erupt In Anger\">state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrats-approve-budget-resolution-all-republicans-vote-no\/\" title=\"Senate Democrats Approve Budget Resolution, All Republicans Vote No\">minimum wage increase<\/a><\/a> \u2062to $16 an\u200c hour on January 1st. Joining OAN&#8217;s Alicia Summers is\u2062 a franchisee advocate, Keith Miller.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\">\n<video autoplay controls loop poster=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vid-poster-image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/d1cc0p6j4uj4n9.cloudfront.net\/b8982c09-cfbb-4f53-9c4c-609e5414bdf0\/mp4\/1877c996-7ff2-4a41-b379-8e755a7bcbac_Mp4_Avc_Aac_16x9_1280x720p_30Hz_3.5Mbps_qvbr.mp4\"><\/video><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">Share this post!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Pizza Delivery Drivers Face Layoffs<\/h3>\n<p>Hundreds, if \u200bnot thousands, of pizza delivery drivers are \u200bon the \u2062brink of \u2062layoffs as Pizza Hut \u2064franchises trim down delivery services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Hamas&#8217;s Cowardly War Tactics<\/h3>\n<p>Hamas&#8217;s cowardly \u200cwar tactics create unimaginably difficult \u200cfighting conditions \u200bfor IDF soldiers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>U.S. Military\u2062 Shoots Down\u2062 Attack Missiles<\/h3>\n<p>Our U.S. military shoot down\u2064 more\u2063 attack missiles from the Iranian-backed Houthis. This comes as \u2062President Biden directed \u2063airstrikes in\u200b Iraq after three U.S. service-members were wounded by a one-way attack drone this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Former CIA Analyst \u200bExposes Obama Administration<\/h3>\n<p>Former CIA analyst and author &#8216;John \u2063Gentry&#8217; tells One America News that the Obama Administration changed the culture of the intelligence \u2064community, which led to the politicization of the CIA and the targeting of Donald Trump in 2016 and \u200c2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Chinese Regulators\u2064 Announce \u2063New Rules<\/h3>\n<p>December 22, 2023 \u2013 6:05 AM PST HONG KONG (Reuters) \u2013\u200b Chinese\u2064 regulators \u200cannounced on Friday a wide range of rules aimed&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Tesla Faces \u200dBottleneck \u2062in Battery Production<\/h3>\n<p>One of the main bottlenecks for\u200b Tesla\u200d is \u200dthe speed \u200dit can\u2063 make\u2062 the\u200d 4680 batteries used in the Cybertruck with its new dry-coating technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Authors Sue OpenAI and Microsoft<\/h3>\n<p>A group of \u206311 nonfiction authors\u200d have joined a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court that\u2063 accuses OpenAI and \u200cMicrosoft \u200bof misusing books the authors have written to\u200b train their models.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h3>Tesla Assists in Stalker \u200bInvestigation<\/h3>\n<p>San Francisco police Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an alleged stalker&#8217;s remote access to a\u200b vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How will the new \u200cCalifornia law raising \u2062the \u2064minimum wage impact pizza delivery drivers working for Pizza Hut franchises?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<h2>OAN&#8217;s Alicia \u200cSummers<\/h2>\n<p><strong>3:45 PM \u2062\u2013 Wednesday, December 27, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds, if not thousands, of pizza \u200cdelivery drivers are on the brink of layoffs as Pizza Hut franchises trim down their \u200bdelivery services. The culprit\u200b behind this unfortunate situation is \u200ba new \u2063California law that \u2064raises the minimum\u2063 wage for fast-food workers \u2063by\u200c $4, bringing it to\u2064 $20 per hour starting this April. This increase surpasses the state&#8217;s minimum wage increase \u2062to\u200d $16 an hour, which takes \u200beffect\u2062 on January 1st. Joining OAN&#8217;s Alicia Summers is Keith Miller, a franchisee advocate familiar with the issue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\">\n<p><video autoplay controls loop poster=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/vid-poster-image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/d1cc0p6j4uj4n9.cloudfront.net\/b8982c09-cfbb-4f53-9c4c-609e5414bdf0\/mp4\/1877c996-7ff2-4a41-b379-8e755a7bcbac_Mp4_Avc_Aac_16x9_1280x720p_30Hz_3.5Mbps_qvbr.mp4\"><\/video><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\">Share \u2063this post!<\/p>\n<h2>The \u2064Impact of California&#8217;s New\u2063 Minimum Wage Law on Pizza Delivery Drivers<\/h2>\n<p>Recent developments in California&#8217;s labor \u2063laws have led to significant concerns among pizza delivery drivers\u2064 working \u200cfor Pizza Hut \u200bfranchises. The introduction\u2063 of\u2062 a new law to raise the minimum\u2064 wage for fast-food workers \u2064presents a considerable challenge \u2064for these\u200d drivers, with potential layoffs\u2062 looming on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>On April 1, 2023, the \u200cminimum wage \u200dfor fast-food workers in California will increase by\u200c $4, reaching $20 per hour. This dramatic \u2063wage increase,\u2062 in addition to the\u200c previously scheduled state minimum wage increase \u200bto $16 per hour on January 1, 2023, has created\u200b a \u2062burden \u2063for Pizza \u2063Hut \u2063franchises.\u2063 As a\u2062 result, many of these franchises have\u2064 decided to cut back on their \u2063delivery services, impacting \u2063the livelihoods of countless pizza delivery\u200c drivers.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d sharp increase in\u200d the minimum wage \u2062is a\u2064 direct response to the growing concern over income inequality\u2062 and the\u2063 high cost of living in\u200d California. Advocates argue that raising the \u200bminimum wage will provide workers with a livable income and reduce reliance on government assistance programs.\u2064 However,\u2062 critics highlight the unintended consequences of such policies, particularly in the context \u2063of the fast-food\u2063 industry.<\/p>\n<p>Franchise owners,\u2064 like Keith Miller, who \u2064advocate on behalf \u200dof business owners, have expressed their concerns about the impact of these wage increases on their ability to sustain their operations. They argue that\u2062 the rising\u2063 labor costs coupled with\u2062 other challenges faced \u2062by the industry, \u200bsuch as increasing \u2064food and\u2064 transportation expenses, make it difficult to maintain\u200c a profitable business.<\/p>\n<p>The immediate response has \u200bbeen for Pizza Hut \u2063franchises to reduce their delivery services, which directly affects pizza delivery drivers. These drivers, who rely heavily\u2063 on \u2062tips to \u200csupplement their wages, now face potential\u200d layoffs and reduced opportunities to earn income. For many, this\u2062 career represents\u2063 their \u200dprimary source of income and livelihood.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to consider the broader implications of such legislation on both workers and \u2063businesses. While the intention behind raising the minimum wage is noble, the economic realities of the fast-food industry must \u2062also be taken into\u200d account. Businesses are forced \u200cto make difficult decisions in order to adapt to \u2062new\u2064 labor costs, and unfortunately,\u200b it is often the \u2062workers\u2064 who \u200dbear the\u200c brunt \u200dof these adjustments.<\/p>\n<p>As this issue continues to\u2062 develop, it\u2063 is\u2064 crucial for stakeholders to engage in constructive dialogue to find a balance that \u200crecognizes the needs of both workers and businesses. Solutions that promote \u200cfair \u2062wages without leading to unintended consequences, such as layoffs and reduced services, should be explored. \u200cUltimately, \u200ba thoughtful and comprehensive approach is necessary to\u2064 navigate the\u2063 complexities of California&#8217;s labor market\u2062 and\u2064 ensure \u2064the well-being of all\u2064 those involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OAN&#8217;s Alicia Summers reports that Pizza Hut franchises are reducing delivery services, putting hundreds, possibly thousands, of pizza delivery drivers at risk of losing their jobs. The reason behind this is a new California law that will increase the fast-food minimum wage by $4, reaching $20 per hour from April onwards<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1753,"featured_media":2134807,"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-2134806","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\/2134806","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\/1753"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2134806"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134806\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2134807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2134806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2134806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2134806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}