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Regulators consider a way to ease restaurants' unionization

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 18, 2022

Working Lunch: All that's needed would be a majority of employees signing a document, a process known as card check.

Food

FDA warns of a danger from Canadian oysters

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 08, 2022

The suspect shellfish have been traced back to harvesting areas in British Columbia.

Operations

Starbucks and Amazon consider pivots in their union-pushback strategy

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 08, 2022

Working Lunch: Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley from Align Public Strategies discuss the giants’ union issues. They also talk EEOC and a candidate for Massachusetts AG.

Financing

As drive-thru sales surge, so do conflicts with neighbors

By Jonathan Maze on Apr. 08, 2022

A Chick-fil-A in Santa Barbara is in danger of being declared a public nuisance because of backups. But that is not the only such conflict. Here’s what restaurants are doing to ease these problems.

Financing

House of Representatives passes a bill re-upping the RRF with $42 billion

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 07, 2022

The measure could give restaurants that missed the first round another shot. But it faces tough resistance in the Senate.

Financing

Chances of a Restaurant Revitalization Fund re-up are alive again

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 06, 2022

Several Senate elders have put a new proposal on the table. This one addresses some of the issues that killed past efforts.

Workforce

New pay disclosure rules set to start for NYC restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 05, 2022

Operators are getting ready to air pay ranges in their want ads, starting May 15.

Operations

What 7-Eleven's franchising struggles could mean for restaurant chains

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 04, 2022

Working Lunch: The restaurant business may be getting a preview of what's ahead from c-stores and Amazon

Workforce

Disney squares off with Florida Gov. DeSantis in a fight over 'Don't Say Gay'

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 01, 2022

The corporation says it'll work to overturn a pet law of the governor. He, in turn, warns that he may put a leash on the company.

Workforce

Senate refuses to bring back the architect of joint-employer standard

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 31, 2022

The appointment of David Weil as the Biden administration's wage and hour chief was blocked by a bipartisan vote.

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