A: Pay a bribe to the Governor......
Just wait to see what schemes he comes up with when he's in the White House......
Quote:
Panera franchisee's Gavin Newsom payoff to skirt minimum wage law
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom fights for fast-food workers' rights … unless their bosses donate big to his campaign, like billionaire Panera Bread franchise owner Greg Flynn.
How else to explain the bizarre carveout in California's $20-an-hour fast-food minimum wage, letting restaurants that bake and sell bread as a standalone item dodge the blow of this law?
The loophole stinks like a three-day-old Filet O'Fish.
Flynn the largest restaurant franchisee overall in the country and a major donor to Newsom had publicly slammed the law; he reportedly lobbied Newsom's team to reconsider classifying Panera as a fast-food chain at all.
Instead, what he got was that shady "baked bread" exemption.
That shows just how important this loophole (which left observers "scratching their head," per industry experts) was to Newsom.
The governor tried to explain it to the public as "part of the sausage making" on the bill, i.e., just the necessary give-and-take of politics in a democracy.
Nothing to see here, folks!
https://nypost.com/2024/02/29/opinion/gavin-newsoms-panera-bread-minimum-wage-exemption-reveals-woke-policy-as-fake/
[url=https://abc7.com/california-gavin-newsom-minimum-wage-law-exemption-panera/14479569/][/url]Quote:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing scrutiny over the state's new minimum wage law following a report that appears to have uncovered one of his longtime donors benefited from an exemption in the law.
It was no secret when the $20 minimum wage law was announced that places like Panera Bread would be exempt and many people wondered why.
The reason given was that the restaurant, viewed by most people as "fast food," bakes its own bread. In fact, the exemption is pretty specific, intended for chains that not only bake bread but sell it as a standalone item.
Bloomberg News uncovered that a billionaire restaurant owner in the Bay Area who owns two dozen Panera franchises has donated at least $173,000 to Newsom since 2021.
That franchise owner, Greg Flynn, was quoted in 2022, saying the wage increase bill would "all but kill" the franchising business model in the state. Now the top Republican in the California Assembly has called for an investigation, labeling the deal as crooked.
In a statement to ABC News, a Newsom spokesperson said the minimum wage law was "the result of countless hours of negotiations with dozens of stakeholders over two years."
The bill's lead author is Pasadena Assemblyman Chris Holden. When asked about the exemption reported by Bloomberg, his chief of staff responded, "We don't know how that came about."
https://abc7.com/california-gavin-newsom-minimum-wage-law-exemption-panera/14479569/
Just wait to see what schemes he comes up with when he's in the White House......
