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Permalinkbefore the state passed a new minimum wage law this month that raises
fast-food workers wages by $16 from $20 an hour.
Mod Pizza which has 500 locations in the United States and Canada and is
known as the Chipotle of pizza abruptly closed its store in Clovis,
near Fresno, two weeks ago, according to former employees.
One fired employee, who was among the 15 laid off, told Fox 26 TV: It
seemed like good timing, two weeks before every fast food place in
California raised wages and we must close.
A popular West Coast pizza chain closed five California locations just
before the state passed a new minimum wage law this month that raises
wages for fast-food workers from $16 a Now up to $20.
Mod Pizza which has 500 locations in the United States and Canada and is
known as the Chipotle of pizza abruptly closed its store in Clovis,
near Fresno, two weeks ago, according to former employees.
One fired employee, who was among 15 laid off, told Fox 26 TV on Tuesday:
It seems like a good time, two weeks before every fast food restaurant in
California gets a raise and we had to close. The Post requested comment
from Mod Pizza, which was founded by husband-and-wife team Scott and Ally
Svenson in Seattle in 2008.
The law, which took effect April 1, has been accused of increased menu
prices at the level of major fast food chains like Burger King, as The
Post reported.
The former worker said that while he initially supported the idea of
??raising the minimum wage, it may have come at too high a cost For more
money, yes, he said. I mean, no one turns down a raise, but at the end
of the day, with consequences like these, is it worth it?
Former employee laments job loss, says: I love this company. Its really
bad. You know, I put my blood, sweat, and tears into this, the worker
said. I opened the Fresno location. They closed this place. I helped open
this place and now. Its also closed.
Each of the 15 laid-off employees received a severance payment of $2,000.
Locations are not available for four other Mod Pizza franchises in
California that recently closed.
Mod Pizza, named after the acronym made to order, gives customers the
ability to create individual and customizable pizzas from organic dough.
Social media reports say the company has also closed locations in New
Jersey, Texas, and Wisconsin as part of 22 shutdowns nationwide.
In Fitchburg, Wis, several Mod employees told the Wisconsin State Journal
they were suddenly fired and quit without pay last month. Fast-food chains
in California raised menu prices last week to offset labor costs due to
increased minimum wages.
At a Burger King in the Los Angeles area, a Texas Double Whopper meal
costs $15.09. March 29 rose to $16.89 on April 1, a whopping increase of
1, 80 USD (almost 12%) for the same meal.
A McDonalds franchisee who owns more than a dozen locations in the San
Francisco Bay Area says he has also had to raise menu prices even though
he has set limits by charging $20 per Meal Happy.
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minimum-wage-takes-effect/