CBS: As more workers stay home, small businesses struggle to adapt

Seattle restaurant owner Fon Spaulding of Kati Vegan Thai near Amazon's Salt Lake Union offices says she'll need financial help to keep her place open and her workers employed. "They closed office buildings and people are working from home, so our sales are way down," Spaulding said. 

The restaurant now makes about $150 during lunchtime, or 80% less than its usual $750 haul. Customers still trickle in for dinner, but she's already had to cut hours for some of her 25 minimum-wage workers. "If they're not making tips, they don't want to stay," she said. 

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