re: Newsom is getting an exemption on the $20 min wage to Panera Bread. You'll never guess why

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Also what a stupid and obviously politically motivated exception.

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Yes. But the problem for Cali is that businesses will invest in a loss leader just to avoid the wage increases.




Having a carve out for one politically connected donor is going to end up killing this whole thing from the workers’ POV.

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Places like Chipotle won't be able to compete or they will just start baking some crap bread they don't need.

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Fresh tortilla made on-site. They'll pay Hector minimum wage to make the tortillas so that they don't have to pay everyone else the $20.

I saw a clip of Newsom being interviewed by MSNBC. It finally hit me who his speaking style reminds me of:

Joe Isuzu:

Mc Donald's sells biscuits, they are in the loophole?

So f’ing infuriating.

You had to be baking bread in-store prior to Sept 2023 so you can’t start now.

I own 1 store in San Diego but our franchise has enough stores nationwide that we fall under this bullshite rule.
Going to increase our payroll by about 25% and I only have part time college students that work in our store

Looks like every restaurant in Cali will start making loaves of bread to sell.

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You had to be baking bread in-store prior to Sept 2023 so you can’t start now.

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Ahh there it is. But I would imagine a lot of places besides Panera will qualify.

This is a textbook definition of government picking winners and losers.

Although... I have to wonder if this will make it harder for Panera, etc to hire employees.

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California's new $20 minimum wage rule will exempt restaurants that sell bread

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So this bill only applies to Cold Stone?