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Qdoba and Chipotle to pay millions to settle alleged labor violations in Washington state

By Lisa Jennings on Apr. 22, 2024

Qdoba agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle a pay transparency lawsuit. Chipotle agreed to pay more than $3 million in a case related to alleged scheduling and paid leave violations in Seattle.

Operations

The restaurant service fee situation is getting dicey

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 18, 2024

Working Lunch: Add-on charges are now under scrutiny at both the federal and state levels and could be in danger of drawing even more unwanted attention.

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Operations

Restaurants’ growth plans get stuck in red tape

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 26, 2023

Operators have increasingly aggressive growth plans and are proposing more complicated restaurant formats than ever. But permitting and construction delays are slowing it all down.

Technology

FTC plans to crack down on delivery companies' labor practices

By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 16, 2022

The agency said it would act to protect gig workers for services like DoorDash and Uber, including investigating wage fixing and other illegal practices.

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Food

A decade later, progress to stop the use of gestation crates remains slow

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 10, 2022

In 2012, McDonald’s and other restaurant companies committed to sourcing pork only from pigs raised in open housing by 2022. The deadline is here, but can they meet it?

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