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Beware of Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination Lawsuits

Under the law, sexual harassment includes any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job that creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working...

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Modeled after popular Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, in which consumers buy shares of local farmers’ harvests in advance and get weekly...

Recruiting and hiring may not have been priorities last year, but if predictions for a sustained economic recovery bear fruit, the collective “help wanted” sign could go up again this year. In fact, smart companies never stop hiring and even during the downturn have been strategically working to improve their odds of luring the best candidates from a labor market that, at least for now, more resembles an ocean than a pool.

It’s not like restaurants haven’t wanted to grow over the last year. It’s just nobody wants to lend the money for it.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 29, 2012/PRNewswire via COMTEX) -- The outlook for the restaurant industry remained positive for the months ahead, as the May National...

The industry is foolishly allowing the proponents of unionization to control the conversation about wages and opportunity.

Sam Fox, CEO of Phoenix-based Fox Restaurant Concepts, wanted a youthful energy for his new healthy fast-casual concept, Flower Child. See how he used clothing suggestions rather than set restaurant uniforms to help convey that vibe.

On the day it unveiled its new tuition-reimbursement plan for employees, Starbucks was met with a crush of interest from the media and corporate America pushing to know more about CEO Howard Schultz’s latest HR ploy.

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