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$17 An Hour? North Sacramento Chick-fil-A Significantly Raising Wages

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A North Sacramento area fast food restaurant is making national headlines after announcing its plans to pay employees $17 an hour.

The raise at the Chick-fil-A takes effect on June 4 at the location on Madison Avenue.

Right now, employees make about $13 an hour.

Meaning, employees are looking at a 38 percent raise.

The Madison Avenue location is a franchise. Chick-fil-A corporate says franchise owners are in charge of deciding how much to pay employees and what benefits to offer.

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