HANLEY HILLS, Mo. _ Last Wednesday, Monica Hendrix found out she didn't have a job.
The 24-year-old waitress at Red Robin in Chesterfield, Mo., was making just enough to cover her bills. Her hours had already been cut this month as concern mounted over the coronavirus and business began dropping off at the restaurant. When state and local leaders began announcing ever stricter measures forcing restaurants to curtail dining, Hendrix, like so many others in the service industry, found herself suddenly faced with the terrifying prospect of unemployment.
It all happened so fast.
