government

Financing

NYC mayor wants to curb runaway rents for some restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 03, 2018

Mayor de Blasio wants to give landlords a choice: rent at a lower level, or pay a special tax.

Sysco-US Foods deal: What happens if it doesn’t happen?

May 07, 2015

The participants have discussed what they’ll do if the merger is blocked

Operations

Updated menu labeling rules to take effect May 7

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 07, 2017

Restaurateurs will have a chance to comment on the revision proposed by the FDA.

Leadership

Joint employer alarm sounded at RLC

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 18, 2018

Dire warnings led off a session focused on government issues relevant to restaurant franchisees and franchisors.

Miss. allows restaurants to refuse service to gay couples

By Restaurant Business Staff on Apr. 05, 2016

Proponents say the new law is a religious protection for private employers whose beliefs don’t align with customers’ lifestyles.

Financing

How the Senate tax bill would affect restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 04, 2017

Owners of pass-through companies would get some relief, but the qualifications suggest not all restaurateurs would qualify.

Oregon to look at scheduling regulations

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 26, 2016

Passage of so-called secure scheduling would make Oregon the first state to adopt the restrictions on shift changes.

Operations

Tip pooling proposal runs into trouble

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 14, 2017

A procedure change suggests the measure is meeting considerable public resistance.

This week’s restaurant nightmares: Ouch, y’all

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 05, 2016

How easy is it to run afoul of wage and hour laws--and get caught? Ask someone in Austin, Texas.

Workforce

Restaurants’ ‘micro unions’ quashed by NLRB

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 18, 2017

The board's decision closes an alternate route to organizing staffers.

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