government

Top restaurant newsmakers of 2017

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 27, 2017

Count Mother Nature squarely among the parties generating the loudest buzz, along with a hotelier in a new job and a one-time online bookseller.

Famed Chicago restaurateur gets prison time for tax evasion

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 21, 2016

Tony Hu, the "mayor of Chinatown," had pleaded guilty to hiding as much as $10 million in revenues over a five-year period.

Workforce

DOL offers relief on health insurance costs

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 04, 2018

Small businesses like restaurants would be able to pool their purchasing might for greater economies of scale, or even to self-insure.

How Puzder’s appointment could ease restaurants’ labor woes

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2016

Here's what Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor has said about labor issues of crucial importance to the restaurant industry.

Operations

IRS provides guidelines for adjusting to new tax law

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 17, 2018

The agency has issued new schedules for computing how much to withhold from employees' paychecks under the reform package that became law right before Christmas.

Trump administration backs away from overtime hike

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 30, 2017

The U.S. Department of Labor said it will not press in court for doubling the compensation threshold that determines which restaurant managers and assistant managers qualify for overtime pay.

Financing