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D.C. lawmakers vote to save the tip credit

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 03, 2018

The move effectively reverses a June ballot initiative.

Financing

Here’s how much labor costs rose last quarter

 By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 28, 2018

Despite higher prices, labor continued to pressure margins, according to an industry scorecard, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Workforce

Fight for $15 plans 'massive' action against restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 28, 2018

The union-backed group is inviting workers across a number of industries to bolster the pressure by joining what it's calling a three-day "coast-to-coast uprising."

Workforce

Holiday hires expected to cost restaurants 33% more this year

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 26, 2018

The number of companies that have already started recruiting is double last year’s tally, a new study finds.

Workforce

After a 5.3% rise in Olive Garden comps, Darden Restaurants plans to escalate the talent war

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 20, 2018

The casual-dining superpower says it will focus as much on recruiting and keeping employees as it will on drawing customers.

Workforce

Court clears the way for servers to sue for full minimum wage

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 19, 2018

The decision could require restaurants to forego the tip credit for side work and untipped activities.

Financing

How restaurants are dealing with their labor problems

By Jonathan Maze on Sep. 19, 2018

In this week’s episode of "A Deeper Dive," Pincho Factory CEO Jayson Tipp and RB Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo talk about labor challenges.

Workforce

Labor group targets McDonald's in #MeToo protest, but the chain says employees didn't walk off

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 19, 2018

The Fight for $15 group gathered in 10 cities, and is now offering free legal counsel to workers willing to report sexual harassment on the job.

Workforce

3 political developments the restaurant industry should be watching

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 18, 2018

Little-noticed ripples on the labor front hold profound implications for foodservice employers.

Operations

5 restaurant stories you likely missed, but shouldn’t have

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 07, 2018

This week’s head-spinning moments include customers’ decision to secretly redecorate a McDonald’s and the capture of possibly the restaurant industry’s most notorious dine-and-dash artist. And it wouldn’t be a news roundup without a story involving Donald Trump.

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