Workforce
Will $30 replace $15 as the target for minimum-wage increases?
Restaurant Rewind: A proposal to require $30 an hour for some foodservice employees is already scheduled for consideration by Los Angeles County officials next month. Is it a fluke or an omen? The past provides some clues.
Financing
New Jersey orders the closure of 27 Boston Market restaurants
The state’s Department of Labor fined the company $2.6 million in unpaid wages, liquidated damages and administrative penalties. It is the latest in a series of setbacks for the collapsing chain.