Fast food workers blindsided by sudden
closure of Fosters Freeze in Lemoore
Posted By: Beardo, 4/2/2024 8:00:01 PM
Employees at Fosters Freeze in Lemoore are out of a job. (snip) Navarro says the owner, Loren Wright, had previously told her the $20 minimum wage increase for fast food workers was going to be really hard on him. She said he did not tell her or any of the other workers that he was going to close. (snip) In a text from Loren Wright, he stated that he couldn't survive the mandated wage increases: (snip) "By Friday night I knew I was most likely not gonna be able to stay open but I didn't want to ruin their Easter Sunday."
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A hijab is not a full-body garment. It covers only the hair and neck.
The city said it will fork over the $17.5 million settlement, (snip)
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