If that was true, it would have happened without the law getting involved. The implications of this are obvious from some basic supply-demand logic. Say before

If that was true, it would have happened without the law getting involved. The implications of this are obvious from some basic supply-demand logic. Say before the law came into effect there were 100 people, 100 jobs and the market rate of pay is $12/hr. Now there going to be more people willing to take work (say, 110 people), probably less jobs - say 99 for the sake of argument and the market rate is set to $20/hr. Panera will still fill the same number of positions and likely pay a little less than $12 (maybe $10). They can also offer lower prices so they'll probably do roaring business and make more profit. A carve out won't hurt Panera. It'll make them much more profitable.