Coverage dated December 25, 2023 to December 27, 2023

Pizza Hut restaurants could lay off thousands following new state minimum wage law

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno

Some California Pizza Hut franchisees say will do away with delivery to cover the operating margins when minimum wage for fast food workers increases to $20 an hour.

ABC 30 Fresno's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

23 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX Business

    California Pizza Hut franchises announce layoffs of delivery drivers before new $20 minimum wage: report (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Several Pizza Hut franchises in California will lay off delivery drivers across the state months before a new minimum wage law will go into effect.

  2. Newsweek

    California Pizza Hut lays off every delivery driver as wages rise to $20 (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    More than 1,200 Pizza Hut drivers in California face layoffs as franchises adapt to a new minimum wage law.

  3. Foxla

    California Pizza Hut franchises laying off all delivery drivers (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    California Pizza Hut franchises are laying off delivery drivers as a new law mandating the increase of fast food workers' minimum wage to $20 per hour is set go into effect in 2024.

  4. CBS News

    Pizza Hut to lay off thousands of California workers (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    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.

  5. Jalopnik

    Pizza Hut Franchises Want You To Think California's New Wage Law Is The Reason They're Laying Off Over 1,000 Delivery Drivers (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    Franchises that are part of a company that made nearly $7 billion in revenue in 2022 would rather lay off over 1,000 people than pay them more money.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Pizza Hut To Lay Off 1,200 Delivery Drivers Following California’s Minimum Wage Increase (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Pizza Hut plans to lay off 1,200 of its delivery drivers in California following a new policy increasing the state’s minimum wage.

  7. KTLA Los Angeles

    California Pizza Hut operators laying off all delivery drivers (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    KTLA Los Angeles's feed description

    Two large Pizza Hut operators in California are laying off all their delivery drivers ahead of a new state law that raises the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 an hour, Business Insider re…

  8. CBS News

    California Pizza Hut operators cutting all delivery driver jobs in 2024 due to minimum wage increase (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Two Pizza Hut franchise operators with hundreds of stores across California will lay off all delivery drivers in February, according to a report by Business Insider. That's more than 1,200 jobs.

  9. Los Angeles Times

    California Pizza Hut franchises to lay off more than 1,100 delivery drivers ahead of wage hike (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Ahead of minimum wage increases, hundreds of California Pizza Huts are cutting delivery services and laying off drivers.

  10. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Pizza Hut to lay off thousands of California delivery drivers in 2024 (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    More than 1,200 pizza delivery drivers in California are facing layoffs as two major Pizza Hut franchisees are eliminating their delivery service.

  11. KTVU San Francisco

    California Pizza Hut franchises laying off delivery drivers before new $20 minimum wage (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Multiple Pizza Hut franchises in California are planning to lay off delivery drivers as the restaurant chain braces for an increase in the minimum wage for fast food workers next year.

  12. Townhall

  13. RedState

  14. ABC 30 Fresno

    Pizza Hut restaurants could lay off thousands following new state minimum wage law (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    Some California Pizza Hut franchisees say will do away with delivery to cover the operating margins when minimum wage for fast food workers increases to $20 an hour.

  15. Reason

    California's new minimum wage is predictably killing food delivery jobs (opens Reason)

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    Reason's feed description

    Pizza Hut announced plans to lay off 1,200 delivery drivers in Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties.

  16. Blaze Media

    The harsh realities of California's new minimum wage law set in — leaving Pizza Hut delivery drivers, costumers on the hook (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    More than 1,200 Pizza Hunt delivery drivers in California will be laid off next year, and they have state lawmakers to thank.In September, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law a bill forcing national fast-food chains that operate in California to pay their employees a minimum of $20 per hour, effec…

  17. Times Of San Diego

    Pizza Hut to Lay Off Over 2,000 CA Delivery Drivers Ahead of Wage Hike (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Times Of San Diego's feed description

    Thousands of Pizza Hut workers are facing layoffs Wednesday, a result of a new law increasing the fast-food minimum wage in California that goes into effect in April.

  18. Legal Insurrection

    California Pizza Hut Franchises Lay Off Over 1,200 Delivery Drivers Due to State Raising the Minimum Wage (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    A new law raises the minimum wage from $4 to $20 per hour.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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