Pizza Hut to Lay Off Thousands Due to California’s Fast-Food Minimum Wage Hike
Published on December 27, 2023
LOS ANGELES—Thousands of Pizza Hut workers are facing layoffs Dec. 27, a result of a new law increasing the fast-food minimum wage in California that goes into effect in April. Pizza Hut is set to lay off more than 1,200 delivery drivers in Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties in the coming year, ahead of a new state law that boosts the fast-food minimum wage by $4 to $20 per hour. The law, known as Assembly Bill 1228, was introduced by Assemblyman Chris Holden (D-Pasadena) and signed into law in September by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Business Insider reported Tuesday that the layoffs are planned through the end of February, ahead of the pay increase—to $20 an hour—slated to begin in April....