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6 surprises sprung on restaurateurs this week

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 19, 2018

Attendees of the Restaurant Leadership Conference were treated to a host of aha moments, including these.

Miss. restaurant industry takes a stand against anti-gay law

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 08, 2016

Establishments are mounting a campaign to protect their tourism business.

Operations

Restaurant franchisors push for fix of tax bill glitch

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 08, 2017

A provision of the measures currently before Congress has the unintended effect of denying some midsize companies one of the intended breaks.

House votes to delay overtime rules

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 29, 2016

A measure passed yesterday along party lines would grant restaurants and other employers a six-month extension to contend with the new regulations.

Operations

This week's 5 head-spinning moments: Whoa & behold

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 15, 2017

Progress ran into some resistance this week, in part because of robots running amok. But reactions to the industry's harassment scandals showed the clock isn't rolling back.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Leaked restaurant secrets

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 21, 2016

Noise about the election drowned out revelations about restaurants' surprising roles.

Operations

Top restaurant newsmakers of 2017

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 27, 2017

Count Mother Nature squarely among the parties generating the loudest buzz, along with a hotelier in a new job and a one-time online bookseller.

Famed Chicago restaurateur gets prison time for tax evasion

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 21, 2016

Tony Hu, the "mayor of Chinatown," had pleaded guilty to hiding as much as $10 million in revenues over a five-year period.

Workforce

DOL offers relief on health insurance costs

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 04, 2018

Small businesses like restaurants would be able to pool their purchasing might for greater economies of scale, or even to self-insure.

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.

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