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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.

Operations

Movement to ban gas cooking puts the heat on restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 17, 2022

Cities have quietly banned the use of gas stoves. Washington D.C. is the latest to push for all-electric kitchens and Boston may be next.

Workforce

Starbucks accuses federal watchdogs of helping to unionize the chain

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 15, 2022

The National Labor Relations Board was accused of violating its own fairness standards.

Workforce

Restaurants win a battle over California's pay disclosure bill, but the war could persist

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 15, 2022

Working Lunch: Here's what's driving the demand that employers post their payrolls

Food

New England restaurants are spared a big supply-chain hit

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 12, 2022

Pork supplies were expected to drop steeply on Aug. 15 because of new farming regulations. But the rules were postponed under an unusual agreement between industry and government.

Workforce

California's controversial fast-food bill moves toward a Senate vote

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 12, 2022

The Fast Act would give quick-service workers a loud voice in determining their pay and job conditions. It's already been approved by the Assembly.

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