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Olive Garden's parent company raises pay as sales rebound
Darden Restaurants says it will reward hourly employees with $17 million in bonuses while raising its pay scale to $12 an hour.
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Operators say a ‘living wage’ won’t kill them—if some key ‘if’s’ are met
The impact of more than doubling the federal minimum wage would be tempered by phasing in the increase, many restaurateurs contend. But they still have doubts about one size fitting all.