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Snooze's outstanding GMs and chefs get a big cash reward, plus free time to spend it

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 22, 2024

The five-figure bonuses are in addition to $5,000 in "life improvement" money and a paid month off for standout employees of the 70-unit family-dining chain.

Workforce

Tip credit defeated in D.C. but survives in Portland, Me.

 By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 09, 2022

Voters ordered D.C. restaurants to pay all workers at least $16.10 by 2027. Also, Nebraskans approved a $15 hourly wage in their state by 2026.

Leadership

Olive Garden’s parent reinstates execs’ pre-COVID salaries

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 01, 2020

Gene Lee went from zero dollars, the pay level he set for himself to help Darden Restaurants and its employees, to $1 million a year.

Workforce

Wash. state pushes for broader overtime pay

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 06, 2019

It’s joining the parade of states that want restaurants and other employers to pay managers extra for working more than 40 hours per week.

Workforce

Settlement set in Dave & Buster’s healthcare lawsuit

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 11, 2018

The action accuses the games and food chain of cutting hours to make employees ineligible for insurance coverage.

Financing

Restaurants add 33,500 jobs in October

By Jonathan Maze on Nov. 02, 2018

The economy as a whole added 250,000 jobs in the month and wage rates increased.

Workforce

Who makes the most in NYC restaurants?

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 18, 2018

A new study shows a huge gap between the pay required by law and what employees in demand are actually making.

Workforce

These states are great for servers, but how about employers?

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 16, 2018

A comparison of various research snapshots shows how aligned staff pay and restaurant performance are—or are not.

Workforce

Turnover of restaurant employees begins to slow

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 11, 2018

But the slight deceleration won’t be enough to knock retention off the top of most operators’ worry lists, says People Report.

Workforce

Court clears the way for servers to sue for full minimum wage

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 19, 2018

The decision could require restaurants to forego the tip credit for side work and untipped activities.

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