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Mike Isabella hit with another harassment-related lawsuit

 By Heather Lalley on Apr. 05, 2018

Isabella’s company forced workers to sign nondisclosure agreements to hide sexual misconduct, the suit alleges.

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No raise in 2012? Chew on this.

 Jul. 09, 2013

If you didn’t get a raise last year, ask the boss why you were excluded from what People Report says was the vast majority of salaried restaurant employees who got a bump in base pay during 2012. At the very least, it may help your chances in 2013, when salaries are expected by the human-resources research company to rise by an average of 2.7 percent.

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An Obamacare checkup

By Alaina Lancaster on Apr. 14, 2016

After more than a year since the Affordable Care Act became enforced, it’s time for an assessment of the weird pain points and miraculous recoveries.

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How to create successful employee contests

By Alaina Lancaster on Jul. 08, 2017

Here are some helpful hints from operators who have cracked the code for successful staff contests.

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Senate hands restaurants a big victory on labor front

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 09, 2017

A new general counsel for the NLRB was confirmed yesterday. Peter Robb is seen as much more balanced on labor issues than his predecessor, Robert Griffin.

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Starbucks is giving everybody a raise

By Jonathan Maze on Jan. 24, 2018

The company is also giving workers added benefits, and stock, as a result of tax reform.

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Brinker plans to develop 250 restaurant managers through apprenticeships

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2018

The parent of Chili's and Maggiano's has made the biggest commitment to date to participate in a new industrywide development program.

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The importance of mobilizing workers

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 23, 2014

Until The Home Depot opened its 500th store, co-founder and then-CEO Bernie Marcus personally trained every manager. “I don’t mean I spent a few hours with them and gave them a speech,” says Marcus, now age 84. “I spent days with them.”

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5 lessons from restaurants that have dropped tipping

By Patricia Cobe on May 02, 2016

Maintain tipping, or find another model? As the debate continues, restaurateurs leaning either way are encountering new challenges.

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5 keys to Arby’s retention success

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 17, 2017

A new Fortune ranking lists the 100 best places for millennials to work, a distinction that suggests those standouts have successfully boosted their retention. Here's how Arby's earned a place on the roster.

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