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California brings back extended paid leave, gives restaurants a tax break

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 10, 2022

Workers are now entitled to up to 80 hours of pay while they nurse themselves or a family member back from a case of COVID-19.

Operations

Restaurants to governments: Ditch the mask mandates, but to-go booze can stay

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 09, 2022

As omicron ebbs, the industry is leaning on governments to end some emergency measures and make others permanent.

Financing

The FTC takes a rare step in suing Burgerim

By Jonathan Maze on Feb. 08, 2022

The agency has only rarely enforced franchise regulations. But there is a mounting push to take more aggressive steps, in part because of problems like this one.

Financing

Pennsylvania eyes more aid for small businesses

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 07, 2022

Gov. Wolf says $225 million of $1.7 billion in funding from the federal government should go to restaurants and other enterprises with less than $1 million in pre-pandemic revenues.

Workforce

California to mandate 2 more weeks of paid leave

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 27, 2022

The requirement, applicable to any restaurant or other company employing at least 26 people, would be retroactive to Jan. 1 and be in effect until at least Sept. 30.

Operations

Ingredients for today’s frog soup special

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 26, 2022

Reality Check: Keep an eye on these one-off government developments. They could be an issue in your market tomorrow.

Workforce

OSHA officially shelves Biden's employee vaccine mandate

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 25, 2022

The emergency requirement was technically downgraded into a proposed rule, meaning it still could be adopted, but only through the usual prolonged process.

Financing

Warning of dire fallout from omicron, National Restaurant Association presses for federal restaurant aid

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 24, 2022

The group found that nearly half the nation's restaurants believe they won't survive the pandemic without direct financial aid from Washington.

Financing

Will Congress open the spigot this time on more restaurant aid?

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 24, 2022

Reality Check: The National Restaurant Association is stepping up its efforts to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, citing a new opportunity. But it's far from a slam-dunk.

Workforce

Why the Supreme Court’s vaccine decision is bad for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 14, 2022

Reality Check: Sure, complying with Biden's mandate would have cost time, money and aggravation. But might the alternative be even worse?

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