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This week’s 5 head-spinning restaurant moments: 1 more inch

A cattle rustling by one of Chick-fil-A's competitors was just one instance of operators pushing the traditional boundaries of the restaurant business this week.

Workforce

What’s at stake with association health plans for staff?

New healthcare insurance options promise to bring down the cost of coverage for small businesses like restaurants, making a key employee benefit more affordable. Here, in layman’s terms, is what operators need to know about the new choices.

Operations

Landmark joint employer test is back on

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 18, 2018

A judge rejected the proposed settlement that would have averted the need for courts to decide when restaurant franchisees and franchisors are joint employers.

Workforce

10 states open investigation into restaurants’ ‘no poaching’ pacts

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 10, 2018

Eight quick-service chains have been asked to provide information on their use of no-hiring agreements.

Operations

Seattle outlaws more plastic restaurant materials

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 02, 2018

Under what are believed to be the most sweeping restrictions in the country, operators can no longer use plastic straws, drink picks or disposable utensils without risk of a $250 fine.

Workforce

Rule change promises to lower restaurants’ healthcare costs

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 21, 2018

The Department of Labor will let restaurants pool their purchasing might to negotiate better rates.

Workforce

Washington, D.C., votes to end its tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 20, 2018

The portion of servers’ wages paid by restaurant employers will rise to $15 an hour.

Leadership

National Restaurant Association parts with top lobbyist

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 18, 2018

Cicely Simpson split with the association on Friday, without a public explanation. But Beltway reports say her department had suffered.

Operations

NYC to halt use of polystyrene food containers

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 11, 2018

After a six-month grace period, the familiar foam packaging will be banned.

Operations

Supreme Court decision provides little guidance on restaurants' rights of refusal

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 04, 2018

The high court decided a bakery could refuse service to a gay couple, but only because of the particulars of that case.