SACRAMENTO – Gavin Newsom’s employment policies are increasing costs on consumers, driving up prices and increasing inflation to no one’s surprise.
A new report from the Employment Policies Institute found that the $20 an hour wage hike caused 98% of the restaurants surveyed to raise their prices, including major chains like Burger King. Of those restaurants, 92% said these price increases will cause fewer customers to come in.
The report also warns that workers will likely be offered fewer opportunities to make overtime, and 70% of restaurants surveyed have said they already laid off employees to compensate for the increase in operating costs. Nearly 90% of respondents have already reduced the hours of their employees.
Some restaurants are even planning on expanding outside of California, giving up on the Golden State all together.
California is already one of the most unaffordable states in the nation. If Newsom’s goal was to make getting a job and buying food even harder for Californians, he’s doing great.
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