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4 ways foodservice employers are meeting today's labor challenge

 By FSD Staff on Oct. 19, 2022

Support for the whole worker, flexible scheduling and more are gaining steam as staffing issues continue to tax operations.

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Restaurant chains pour money into effort to kill California's fast-food wage act

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 18, 2022

Chains like In-N-Out, Starbucks and Chipotle are contributing millions to a drive that would put the Fast Act on the 2024 ballot.

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Should restaurant workers be paid to attend staff meetings?

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Oct. 14, 2022

Whether the meeting is during regular work hours or outside of them, onsite or online, required or optional, you’ll need to pay at least full minimum wage to hourly employees, Advice Guy says.

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Two restaurants in Boston ordered to pay $210,000 in back wages and penalties

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 13, 2022

And another North Carolina operator must also pay more than $157,000 to 65 workers following a U.S. Labor Department investigation.

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The walls are closing in on delivery’s labor model

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 13, 2022

Tech Check: Threats to the independent contractor formula used by DoorDash and other gig companies are piling up. Changes could lead to higher costs and even unionization.

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Federal proposal could reclassify third-party delivery drivers as employees

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 11, 2022

The Department of Labor floated new criteria that narrows the definition of independent contractor. It could threaten the business model of food delivery companies that classify drivers as contractors.

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America's political divisions are creating another challenge for restaurant employers

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 11, 2022

Working Lunch: The polarization is spilling into the workplace, with 26% of employees already saying they feel the effects in their job experiences.

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In restaurant wages, $22 is the new $15

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 07, 2022

Reality Check: The new aspirational goal of organized labor is a 50% increase over what was once regarded as a moonshot of a raise. And it's already being hit.

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&Pizza CEO Michael Lastoria’s advice to employers on worker scheduling: ‘Don’t be a dick’

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 07, 2022

The pizza chain co-founder evangelizes for fair workweek on panel hosted by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.

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Are dishwashers exempt from dress code regulations?

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Oct. 07, 2022

While it may seem that workers who do not regularly handle food shouldn’t need to follow the same rules as prep and line cooks, the same standards should and do apply, Advice Guy says.

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