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    Good Food

    Paid Sick Days at Restaurants

    Chipotle is trying to dig itself out of a public relations nightmare after E. coli and Norovirus outbreaks sickened dozens of its customers last year. To help prevent future outbreaks, the Mexican fast casual chain says it will tighten up food safety measures and offer paid sick days to employees.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Jan 29, 2016 • 1 min read

    Chipotle is trying to dig itself out of a public relations nightmare after E. coli and Norovirus outbreaks sickened dozens of its customers last year. To help prevent future outbreaks, the Mexican fast casual chain says it will tighten up food safety measures and offer paid sick days to employees.

    But how many restaurants have paid sick days as part of the benefit package? We posed this question to Saru Jayaraman, one of the founders of ROC United and director of the UC Berkeley Food Labor Research Center. Her book Forked: A New Standard for American Dining is out in February.

    Music: "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out" by Mayer Hawthorne

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    3. 18:05Susan Volland, Mistress of Sauces
    4. 25:32Market Report
    5. 32:45To Tip or Not to Tip
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Abbie Fentress Swanson

      Independent reporter and producer

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    6 of 7
    Boudin King Cake, Bergamots at the Market, to Tip or not to Tip?
    1. 0:30Boudin King Cakes for Mardi Gras
    2. 7:28Slurping Hand Grenades in the Big Easy
    3. 18:05Susan Volland, Mistress of Sauces
    4. 25:32Market Report
    5. 32:45To Tip or Not to Tip
    6. 43:46Paid Sick Days at RestaurantsYou’re reading this
    7. 50:05Jonathan Gold Reviews Leona
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