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Is a service charge right for your restaurant?

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 26, 2017

Here are the questions converts and others close to the situation suggest restaurateurs ask themselves before deciding if a labor surcharge is right for their operation.

Operations

How to succeed with a service charge

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 26, 2017

The model has been proven, but not without painful lessons for the early adapters. Here are some best practices for making the approach work.

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.

Workforce

Senate hands restaurants a big victory on labor front

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 09, 2017

A new general counsel for the NLRB was confirmed yesterday. Peter Robb is seen as much more balanced on labor issues than his predecessor, Robert Griffin.

Workforce

New York eyes different sort of scheduling rules

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 01, 2017

Proposed new rules would entitle employees to four hours of pay if they have to call for schedule changes.

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.

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.

Operations

NLRB rethinks 'quickie' union elections

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 13, 2017

Reconsideration of the controversial practice underscores the more moderate approach of the reconstituted board.

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.

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.

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