It’s been six months since minimum wage for workers at large fast food chains in California went from $16 to $20 an hour.

Restaurant operators opposed the new law, claiming it would force them to raise their prices and cut jobs, but economists at UC Berkeley say their data contradicts those predictions.

The Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at UC Berkeley compared Glassdoor job posts and online food menu prices two weeks before the minimum wage raise and 2 weeks after. It found that wages increased by 18%, employment numbers remained stable and menu prices increased by only 3 to 7%, or 15 cents on a $4 burger.

Anneisha Williams said she knows the impacts firsthand. She’s been supporting her seven children on this minimum wage.

“I've seen new employees getting hired,” she said. "S

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