While unions and supporters celebrated the signing of a bill that will change the nature of the fast-food business in California by raising minimum wages and expanding regulatory oversight, others said employees and consumers will be most impacted by the new law.
“[This will] destroy the franchise model in California—a proven pathway to business ownership and generational opportunity for entrepreneurs,” the National Owners Association—a group representing McDonald’s franchisees—said in a press release earlier this year. “The overwhelming majority of these restaurants are locally-owned and operated by small business owners.”
