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Franchise group blasts Biden's choice for top Labor Department job

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 01, 2023

Julie Su has been a foe of business throughout her public service career, with a tendency to over-regulate, said the International Franchise Association.

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Bernie Sanders moves to subpoena Howard Schultz

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 01, 2023

The pro-labor senator says he's tired of being ignored by the Starbucks interim CEO and wants an accounting of the chain's response to a unionization drive.

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Are Starbucks and Howard Schultz really not to blame for the chain's unionization?

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 24, 2023

Working Lunch: The CEO is quick to shift responsibility to societal trends. So why is the brand making so many operational changes?

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California's fast-food industry faces another landmark change

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 17, 2023

Legislation has been introduced to designate restaurant franchisors and franchisees as joint employers of a unit's staff.

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Congress' close eye on restaurants has some politicos worried

By Restaurant Business Staff on Feb. 13, 2023

Working Lunch: The industry is under attack in the political arena, with battles forming on a host of fronts.

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Bernie Sanders summons Starbucks' Howard Schultz to talk unions

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 13, 2023

The famously liberal U.S. senator has asked the coffee chain CEO to appear before a Senate committee and answer questions about Starbucks’ handling of an organizing drive.

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Why immigration isn't solving restaurants' labor problems—at least in the U.S.

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 10, 2023

All stakeholders seem to agree that comprehensive reform is needed. But that’s where agreement ends.

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Biden vows to end to anti-poaching and noncompete agreements

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 08, 2023

In his State of the Union Address, the president also called for easing the unionization process and guaranteeing workers certain family-related benefits.

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The IRS is eyeing high-tech ways of computing tipped workers' taxes

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 08, 2023

The new process could also yield a more precise calculation of how much in payroll taxes a restaurant employer should be paying.

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Restaurant hiring accelerates sharply in January

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 03, 2023

Restaurants and hotels led all economic segments in job creation during January, yet still came up about half a million jobs short of where their payrolls were pre-pandemic, according to new federal statistics.

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