Friends With Benefits: Why This Company Is Exempt From Gavin Newsom’s $20 Minimum Wage Requirement

By Sarah Arnold 

Friends with benefits have a whole new meaning when it comes to giving money to politicians to stay on their good side.

According to a report from Bloomberg, Panera Bread will be exempt from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) new $20 minimum wage regulations for the fast food industry after it was reported the company donated to the governor’s political campaigns.

For previously unknown reasons, Newsom pushed for the exemption that allows restaurants baking and selling bread as a standalone item to continue paying lower wages to employees, which is the current rate of $16 an hour.

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