YourTango

Fast Food Customer Complains After Noticing A 5% 'Employee Benefits' Surcharge On The Receipt

Posting a photo of the receipt, under the cost of his order, was indeed an "Employee Benefits Surcharge" of 5%, totaling only ...
NBC Los Angeles

40-year-old retiree went from making minimum wage in fast food to $1.1 million in tech—how negotiating his first salary made an impact

Jamal Robinson has come a long way in his career. He got his first job when he was 14 working as a church janitor; by high school, he worked in fast food and earned $5.15 an hour, the federal minimum ...
LAist

Fast food worker rights

The Los Angeles City Council voted today to look into how it could expand rights on the job for fast food workers and establish a "Know Your Rights" training program for the industry. What does that ...
Democracy Now

Fast-Food CEOs Oppose Worker Raises Despite Making 1,200 Times More Than Average Employee

Thousands of fast-food workers in the United States and around the world are staging a one-day strike today to demand a livable wage. A recent report found fast-food CEOs make 1,200 times as much ...
The Daily Dot

From McDonald’s to Starbucks, these 21 famous people once worked in the restaurant industry

Do you remember your first job? We all start somewhere, and no matter where we end up, most folks can say they come from humble beginnings. Those first jobs teach you about what it is to work hard, ...