California's Minimum Wage Hike for Fast Food Workers Prompts Layoffs, Understaffing

California passed a law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20/hr, a 25% increase
Pizza chains like Pizza Hut and Round Table have already begun laying off delivery drivers ahead of the wage hike
Smaller restaurants like Vitality Bowls are running with skeleton crews and not hiring more people
The law applies to chains with 60+ locations nationally, though some like bakeries are exempt
Exemption for Panera Bread was reversed after claims the governor pushed for it to benefit a political donor