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CDC advises restaurant guests in high-risk areas to put masks back on

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 27, 2021

Its recommendation applies to the vaccinated as well as those who've opted not to be inoculated.

Workforce

Industry groups join forces to avert lawsuits seeking back pay for furloughed staffs

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 23, 2021

The Restaurant Law Center teamed up with the Chamber of Commerce and the National Retail Federation to keep restaurants from being sued under the WARN Act.

Financing

Uncle Sam cranks up another program that could help restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 19, 2021

The federal government distributed $15 billion in aid last month under a new family aid program. The question is, how much might flow to restaurants.

Operations

Los Angeles County re-instates a mask requirement

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 16, 2021

The move marks one of the first instances of safety measures being re-imposed because of the fast-spreading Delta variant of coronavirus.

Financing

How the Restaurant Revitalization Fund let restaurants down

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 10, 2021

Operators say the potential lifeline was jerked away in an information vacuum that left them angry and frustrated.

Workforce

President Biden takes aim at anti-poaching agreements

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 09, 2021

The executive order gives restaurant employees fewer restrictions on the jobs they can take. Fast-food concepts are one of the intended targets.

Operations

Colorado bans polystyrene restaurant packaging

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 07, 2021

The law takes effect in 2022, but restaurants have a grace period in which to use up their inventories.

Operations

Oregon calls for emergency measures to protect workers from dangerously hot weather

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 07, 2021

By week's end, restaurateurs and other employers may be required to meet new safety rules.

Financing

Is there any hope for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund?

By Jonathan Maze on Jul. 07, 2021

Sean Kennedy, executive vice president of public affairs for the National Restaurant Association, joins this week’s episode of the RB podcast “A Deeper Dive.”

Financing

SBA pulls the plug on the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 01, 2021

The federal grant program will officially end July 14 unless Congress replenishes the COVID relief pool, a possibility looking increasingly unlikely.

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