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On Thursday customers enjoyed lunch on the lawn at Elmer’s in Palm Springs, a new option the owner hopes will help keep her 80 staff members employed after laying a majority off in March.

“This was easier to handle, because we knew we could at least have some business. I’ll probably keep at least fifty percent of the staff and kind of rotate them,” said Jacky Donnel, owner of Elmer’s in Palm Springs.

Over in Palm Desert, Sherman’s Deli is facing similar issues.

The deli furloughed 40 employees after initial closures, but was able to bring many back on.

Governor Newsom’s order to place a second hold on indoor dining in certain counties led the owner of the deli to furlough 15 more.

”That kinda hurt, especially after they

Restaurants experiment with outdoor seating to prevent layoffs