Panera Bread exempt from California’s $20 minimum wage law after owner donated to Gov. Newsom: report
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law exempting Panera Bread from a new $20-an-hour minimum wage hike for fast food chains after the owner of several of the chain’s locations donated to his campaign…
Makes sense to me. If you're heading towards a bread lines economy, you'll want to keep your bread selling monopolies happy.