labor

Arrests start in fast-food worker strike

Sep. 04, 2014

The national “strike” by fast-food workers included acts of civil disobedience, as its organizers had warned, leading to at least four dozen arrests in the first few hours.

California workers get ready to start the paid sick-leave era

Sep. 05, 2014

Gov. Jerry Brown has indicated he’ll sign into law a bill that was passed during the holiday weekend. The measure would cover 44 percent of employees in the state, which is the nation’s largest restaurant market.

Restaurants’ labor market tightening, NRA finds

Sep. 11, 2014

The industry’s pre-Great Recession labor crunch has yet to return, but the numbers suggest a steady move in that direction.

Majority of employers say raise the minimum wage

Sep. 29, 2014

But the preferred minimum would be $10 an hour, not the $15 being pushed by unions and labor groups.

Marketing

Get to Know: Allison Hills

By Kelly Killian on Oct. 16, 2014

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.

Mayor Murray and Gov. Inslee launch ‘Restaurant Success’ initiative

Nov. 07, 2014

A new initiative is intended to streamline the permitting and development process as a way of creating more restaurant jobs.

Bonus head-spinning moments: Business innovations & oddities

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 14, 2014

In the ever-pressing quest for more traffic, some operators broke new ground.

Beverage

Self-serve suds

By Sara Rush Wirth on Nov. 19, 2014

Beer, wine and even cocktails have been a point of differentiation for fast casuals, but as far as consumers are concerned, there’s still room to grow.

Restaurants in Calif. settle wave of wage theft cases

Nov. 19, 2014

New settlements granting complaintants back pay, health insurance and paid sick leave, are being announced this week in Los Angeles and San Francisco, in a growing number of aggressive actions by community groups and regulators against the issue of wage theft among restaurant workers.

Las Cruces City Council to discuss minimum wage exemptions

Nov. 24, 2014

Las Cruces’ mayor is suggesting that some businesses be spared the increase that takes effect Jan. 1, just as not all employers are affected the same by the Affordable Care Act.

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