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"A ritzy French restaurant in Dallas has temporarily eliminated lunch service and is operating only for dinner on Fridays and Saturdays until further notice. While scaled back for the coronavirus pandemic, the owners are continuing to pay all staff regardless of tenure, position, or wage, and have the employees split time between limited restaurant duties and community service projects at local nonprofits — including grocery shopping and running errands for elderly and other high‑risk individuals — with immunocompromised or elderly staff given work‑from‑home roles. Backed by the deep‑pocketed Labora Group and the wealthy Hartland‑Mackie family, the business is using its financial resources to sustain payroll and redirect staff toward philanthropic efforts during the crisis." - Amy McCarthy