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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12541208

Panera Bread is exempt from following one of California’s newest laws, according to multiple reports. The new law will raise fast-food workers’ minimum wage to $20 per hour and will take effect beginning April 1.

The new law doesn’t recognize places that operate “a bakery that produces for sale on the establishment’s premises bread” as fast food, according to the law’s text.

Why the line was drawn at bread remains unclear.

However, Newsom pushed for the exemption, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. One of the primary beneficiaries of the exemption is Greg Flynn, a billionaire and longtime Newsom donor who has two dozen Panera Bread locations in California.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 132 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I look forward to McDonald’s new fresh baked bread offerings.

[–] toolverine@lemmy.world 37 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In the South, McDonald's does offer scratch made biscuits. They're so good.

They're even better when the workers that make them can have at least minimum wage.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Which, in the South, is usually half of what it is in California

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

To be fair in California everything is double the price, plus everything also gives you cancer.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

This sticker is known to the state of California to cause cancer. (Puts sticker on cancer warning sticker.)

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How is the cost of living in comparison?

[–] clover@slrpnk.net 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

In most of South Carolina you can still find houses for $100-150k.

[–] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago

Which it’s 1/4-1/10 of the base price for houses in CA.