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Workforce

Overtime pay to be extended to salaried employees earning less than $43,888

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 23, 2024

The pool of managers entitled to time-and-a-half pay will jump again on Jan. 1, then increase every three years.

Workforce

Biden administration kills the non-compete agreement

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 23, 2024

The FTC voted Tuesday to ban contractual limits on where a departing employee can work next, a move it says will foster startups and innovation.

Operations

Check what ground beef is in your freezer, USDA advises

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 22, 2024

The agency's food safety arm has been alerted that ground beef products possibly contaminated with E. coli have made it to market.

Leadership

Restaurants bring the industry's concerns to Congress

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 19, 2024

Nearly 600 operators made their case to lawmakers as part of the National Restaurant Association’s Public Affairs Conference.

Financing

Restaurateur who stole $3.2 million in COVID aid is sentenced to 2 years in prison

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 18, 2024

Donald Finley, owner-operator of the now-closed Jekyll & Hyde eatertainment concept in New York City, has already repaid the funds he received from the Paycheck Protection Program and another government program.

Workforce

EEOC broadens employers' obligations to pregnant workers

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2024

The updated workplace regulations require companies with at least 15 employees to make such concessions as allowing expectant mothers to sit down while working and adjusting schedules to permit time for doctor visits.

Workforce

Franchisors ask Biden to pull the plug on a broadened joint-employer definition

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 11, 2024

Following a Senate vote to scuttle the new franchising standard, opponents are hoping to avert a presidential veto.

Workforce

Florida eyes controversial pro-employer legislation

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 09, 2024

In another example of state-level efforts to limit workplace obligations, the state is looking to prohibit local jurisdictions from requiring heat protections and predictive scheduling.

Workforce

Restaurants and bars add 28,300 jobs in March

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 05, 2024

The addition matches the job creation figure for February, but marks a turnaround from the decreased employment registered in January, according to government data.

Food

Avian flu has been found in more animals and a human, prompting calls for diligence

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 04, 2024

Authorities say the contamination has spread to the nation's largest egg producer and a 12th dairy herd, but the impact on prices has yet to be seen.

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