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A recent report from UC Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment found that California’s new 20-dollars-an-hour minimum wage for fast-food workers hasn’t led to major job losses or significant menu price hikes. The law, which took effect on April 1st, has increased wages for hundreds of thousands of employees. Despite concerns from industry groups, the study showed that the number of fast-food jobs in the state actually increased by about eleven-thousand. Menu prices at fast-food restaurants in California went up by an average of three-point-seven-percent, with In-N-Out raising its burger prices by 25-cents. In response, some chains have introduced new low-cost value meals to attract customers. In November, California voters will decide on Proposition 32, which suggests increasing the minimum wage for all workers to 18-dollars per hour by 2026. Minimum wage at fast food chains would remain unchanged.