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How Puzder’s appointment could ease restaurants’ labor woes

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 12, 2016

Here's what Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor has said about labor issues of crucial importance to the restaurant industry.

Operations

IRS provides guidelines for adjusting to new tax law

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 17, 2018

The agency has issued new schedules for computing how much to withhold from employees' paychecks under the reform package that became law right before Christmas.

Trump administration backs away from overtime hike

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 30, 2017

The U.S. Department of Labor said it will not press in court for doubling the compensation threshold that determines which restaurant managers and assistant managers qualify for overtime pay.

Financing

Tax reform has a downside for Chili’s parent

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 30, 2018

Deferred taxes have a lower value for Brinker International under revised federal rates, cutting into the casual-dining company's profits.

DOL asks franchisors to help enforce labor regs

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 01, 2017

The department said it'd like a collaborative deal signed last week with Sonic to be a model for restaurant franchisors.

Workforce

Restaurants find an ally in their fight to keep the tip credit: Servers

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 16, 2018

A newly formed national organization is aiming to combat proposals for disallowing the credit.

Watching the clock

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 18, 2015

Is scheduling certainty the next battle in the labor fight?

Restaurants pulled into Charlottesville controversy

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 14, 2017

An employee who marched has been very publicly fired, and a nearby establishment won praise—and threats—for taking a stance.

Workforce

$15 wage moves forward in 4 more states

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 19, 2018

Statehouses aren't following the federal government's lead in forgoing new requirements on restaurants.

New York minimum wage hike slashed from state budget: Gov. Cuomo caves to Republican opposition

Mar. 30, 2015

Gov. Mario Cuomo had been a fierce advocate of hiking the minimum to $10.50, but backed off in a last-minute deal with his Republican opponents.

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