Waiters pick up part of LongHorn's labor costs
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080723/capt.c75ca85e68be4ffc809ba13436ad296c.economy_waiters_tab_njme203.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=NjIHFJXgn9IvcGVNW5MWqg--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="A Longhorn Steakhouse restaurant is seen Monday, July 21, 2008, in Hamilton, N.J. After Darden Restaurants Inc. bought LongHorn for $1.19 billion in October, it instituted what it calls 'a more disciplined' tip-sharing plan ? a policy servers say is cutting their earnings. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_bi_ge/economy_waiters__tab)AP - With the cost of everything from air conditioning to whipped cream rising, many restaurants have been raising prices. LongHorn Steakhouse is passing on part of the tab to its servers.</p><br clear="all"/>
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