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Regulators push again to make franchisors accountable for franchisees' labor practices

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 06, 2022

The NLRB has redefined "joint employer" to apply even when franchisors haven't influenced licensees' policies.

Workforce

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs historic fast-food wage bill

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 05, 2022

The measure will give workers an unprecedented say in setting pay rates at quick-service chains. The National Restaurant Association has said other states are likely to follow.

Operations

NYC restaurants press for free fentanyl test strips and Narcan

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 01, 2022

Their trade group says the lifesavers are necessary to combat a spike in opioid overdoses.

Operations

New York restaurants adjust to new gun-carry rules

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 01, 2022

Customers can now pack heat while dining so long as the restaurant posts permission to do so and doesn't serve alcohol.

Financing

McDonald’s pushes back against the California fast-food wage bill

By Jonathan Maze on Aug. 31, 2022

Joe Erlinger, head of McDonald’s USA, said the legislation creates an unfair playing field by targeting chains with 100 or more locations nationwide and not everybody. “This should raise alarm bells across the country.”

Workforce

California's fast-food wage bill: Employee savior or union power grab?

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 31, 2022

Employees say the Fast Act would give them more power over wages and working conditions. But restaurant operators argue that unions would be pulling the strings.

Workforce

Quick-service restaurant chains make a last-ditch effort to kill California's Fast Act

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 30, 2022

Opponents of the landmark legislation, which would give employees a say in setting wages, are working to get Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto the bill.

Workforce

Il Fornaio is hit with sexual-harassment accusations from the EEOC

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 25, 2022

The lawsuit contends that women were frequently subjected to sexual remarks and unwanted touching.

Food

Food-safety authorities contend with simultaneous E. coli situations

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 19, 2022

The experts are looking for the source of an outbreak in the Midwest while warning restaurants, supermarkets and consumers about a ground beef contamination in Hawaii.

Operations

NYC airs plans for dealing with the sidewalk sheds that sprouted mid-pandemic

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 18, 2022

Abandoned structures are being torn down while patently illegal facilities field ultimatums from the city.

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