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Part-timers to lose pay amid health act's new math
Los Angeles TimesMany part-timers are facing a double whammy from President Obama's Affordable Care Act. The law requires large employers offering health insurance to include part-time employees working 30 hours a week or more. But rather than provide healthcare to more...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance, Employment Opportunities, Justice System, Employees
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Great political divide continues even at dinner
No, it turns out, we can’t all get along. In fact, we can’t even sit down to dinner together. At least that’s the findings of a recent survey by the polling organization Public Policy Polling. In a report titled “Food Issues...
Tags: Doughnuts, Foods and Beverages, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Cutting calories is good business for restaurants, study says
Chain restaurants have been nudged and cajoled for years to ditch mammoth portion sizes and high-calorie choices. But perhaps the best motivation to lower-calorie, more healthful menu items is here: profit. A report released Thursday calls lower-calorie...
Tags: Obesity, Dining and Drinking, Epidemics and Plagues, Outback Steakhouse Incorporated, Restaurants
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Introducing the Facebook card: Social network debuts gift cards
SAN FRANCISCO -- Facebook is rolling out a new commerce product: gift cards. The move is an expansion of its Gifts program. The preloaded cards will work with retailers in the real world. Initial launch partners are Jamba Juice, Olive Garden,...
Tags: Gifts, Mark Zuckerberg, Walmart, Services and Shopping, Social Media
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Immigration is as American as a hamburger or an interstate drive
Since the beginning of the republic, there has been a dynamic tension between constantly expanding diversity driven by immigration and the relentless homogenizing force of common American culture. And there’s nothing like a long drive on an...
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3,120-calorie entree: Extreme or 'life's simpler pleasures'?
IHOP has a Country Fried Steak & Eggs combo menu item with 3,720 milligrams of sodium. Johnny Rockets’ Bacon Cheddar Double burger has 50 grams of saturated fat. The Bistro Shrimp Pasta from the Cheesecake Factory has 3,120 calories. Each one is...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Obesity, Dining and Drinking, Red Lobster, IHOP Corporation
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Whole Foods CEO regrets comparing 'Obamacare' to fascism
Using “fascism” to describe President Obama’s healthcare reform was “poor use of an emotionally charged word,” according to John Mackey, co-chief executive and co-founder of Whole Foods Market. In a blog post Thursday,...
Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Corporate Officers, Nazi Party, John Mackey
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Darden missteps, 'Obamacare' flap dent Olive Garden owner's profit
Darden Restaurants Inc.’s second quarter was far from appetizing, as the owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster watched its net income plunge 37%. The Orlando, Fla., restaurant company saw the sour numbers coming. Earlier in December, citing a...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, Red Lobster, Health Insurance Cost, Clarence Otis, Restaurants
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'Top Chef' recap: Three cheers for L.A. girl Brooke Williamson
On Wednesday night's "Top Chef," a new, local front-runner emerged in the competition. Brooke Williamson, chef and owner of Hudson House in Redondo Beach, was like a silent sleeper ninja awakening with her knives sharpened. After being in the bottom...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Anna Faris, Judges, Justice System
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Restaurants 2013: Sales to exceed $660 billion, challenges loom
The American restaurant industry is headed into a year full of obstacles, including health coverage costs related to "Obamacare," employee turnover, rising food costs and weak consumer spending. Still, the National Restaurant Assn. predicts that the...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Health Care Reform (2009), Consumers, Dining and Drinking, McDonald's
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Daum: I 'like' me, I really 'like' me
Recognize this pattern? Brag brag brag Bait for compliment Self-promote Promote someone else so as to be able to self-promote later Brag Wax indignant about political issue on which everyone you know agrees with you Bait again Brag...
Tags: Golf, Social Media, Los Angeles International Airport, Sports
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Darden won't slash full-timers' hours to cut 'Obamacare' costs [Google+ Hangout]
Darden Restaurants Inc., the parent of eateries such as Olive Garden and Red Lobster, said it will not bump any of its full-time employees down to part-time status to save on healthcare costs once President Obama’s reforms go into effect. Come...
Tags: Red Lobster, Health Insurance Cost, Medical Procedures and Tests, Employees, Labor Legislation
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