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Operations

Seattle outlaws more plastic restaurant materials

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

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.

Leadership

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: They said what?

By Peter Romeo on May 31, 2018

Utterances had intent listeners doing a double take. Here's why heads were turned.

Operations

Movement builds in restaurants to drop plastic straws

By Peter Romeo on May 29, 2018

Whether acting voluntarily or as a result of new rules, restaurants are changing their policies on what's been blasted as an environmental hazard.

Workforce

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: No exaggeration

By Peter Romeo on May 24, 2018

Some of the biggest developments of recent days seemed too far-fetched to be real. Trust me, they were.

Workforce

ICE actions against employers double so far this year

By Peter Romeo on May 14, 2018

Immigration officials have uncovered twice as many alleged instances of improper documentation since September as they did for the prior 12 months.

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