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Olive Garden owner to hold off on worker changes

By Candice Choi
Published December 5, 2012 11:43pm ET
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Olive Garden owner to hold off on worker changes
FILE - This Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, shows a Red Lobster restaurant in Hialeah, Fla.The owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster said Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, it won't bump any full-time workers down to part-time status in near term, after its tests aimed at limiting health care costs resulted in a publicity backlash that took a bite out of sales. At the same time, Darden Restaurants Inc. isn't ruling out relying more heavily on part-timers over the long haul. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) | Alan Diaz

NEW YORK (AP) — The owner of Olive Garden and Red Lobster says it won’t bump any full-time workers down to part-time status, after its tests aimed at limiting health care costs resulted in a publicity backlash that took a bite out of sales.

At the same time, Darden Restaurants Inc. isn’t ruling out relying more heavily on part-timers over the long haul.

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