If your wages per hour increase, and your hours worked say the same, you get more money. But, if your hours are decreased, you do not benefit from that pay raise. California still hasn’t quite figured out that equation.

California jacked up the fast food minimum wage to $20 an hour and left the door open to increase it more over the next several years. The move has already led several fast-food restaurants and chains to let go of workers who will not see the law’s benefits, given that they are, you know, unemployed. Several restaurants and chains have also increased prices, meaning the wage increase for workers who actually stay employed won’t go as far given that the law is fueling more inflation in the state.