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SCOTUS sidelines the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 14, 2022

Working Lunch: RB Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo joins Align Public Strategies to talk about the Supreme Court decision killing the vaccine mandate and growing unionization efforts

Workforce

Biden administration shifts its emphasis to voluntary workplace vaccination and testing

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 14, 2022

Hours after the Supreme Court struck down a mandate that employees of large companies be vaccinated against COVID-19, the U.S. Department of Labor indicated it would urge companies to make the move on their own volition.

Workforce

Supreme Court blocks Biden's employee vaccine mandate

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 13, 2022

The matter is still not dead because of pending deliberations at the circuit-court level, but the nation's highest court said it expects the requirement to be shot down.

Workforce

Illinois bets Biden's employee vaccine mandate will hold

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 12, 2022

While the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates, the state is mandating compliance, starting Feb. 24.

Financing

California proposes tax breaks for restaurants, but new burdens, too

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 12, 2022

Under Gov. Newsom's proposals, PPP and RRF aid would not be taxed, but paid leave would be reinstated.

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4 issues percolating on the government front for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 10, 2022

Reality Check: And—surprise, surprise—some of them are good news for an industry that’s taken its lumps.

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The restaurant industry’s legislative agenda for 2022

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 07, 2022

Working Lunch: Mike Whatley, VP of state affairs and grassroots advocacy, discusses the industry’s key issues. Also, President Biden’s vaccine mandates, actions by governors and mayors.

Financing

New go-round ignites a flicker of hope for more federal restaurant aid

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 06, 2022

A proposal is coming together for re-upping the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, and the attention alone is kindling optimism.

Operations

While the nation celebrated, government action ground on for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 04, 2022

Lawmakers and regulators pushed forward on matters ranging from food inflation to takeout packaging restrictions.

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As omicron spreads, cities impose new safety protocols on restaurant customers

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2021

Boston and Chicago are both limiting dine-in service to guests who can prove they've been vaccinated against COVID-19, and Oakland is expected to follow.

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