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Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Citing higher minimum wages in Seattle, Portland, and SF, West Coast restaurant chain files for bankruptcy

July 15, 2019 By Thomas Lifson

Progressives never learn.  Even as Democrats running for president line up behind a national $15/hour minimum wage, on the West Coast, where cities like Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco all have implemented this demand, a restaurant chain with over 2,000 employees has filed for bankruptcy, citing the high minimum wages that have increased its costs.
Jeremy Hill reports for Bloomberg (hat tip: Legal Insurrection):
Progressive wage policies helped force upscale eatery operator Restaurants Unlimited Inc. into bankruptcy, according to court documents filed Sunday.
The company, which operates 35 restaurants ranging from fine dining to "polished casual" eateries, including Henry's TavernStanford's, and Kincaid's, filed for Chapter 11 protection in Delaware on Sunday.  Minimum wage hikes, two disappointing restaurant openings, and consumers shunning casual dining are to blame for the bankruptcy filing, chief restructuring officer David Bagley said in court papers.

The impact of minimum wage–driven higher labor costs was substantial.......To Read More....


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