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Obamacare: Be afraid. Be very afraid.

 By Sam Smith on May 08, 2012

If you weren’t scared of Obamacare before going into an NRA session on healthcare reform, you were terrified when you left.

San Fran to put $15 minimum wage on ballot

 Jun. 11, 2014

The plan would gradually raise the city’s minimum wage over the next four years until it’s the highest in the nation in 2018.

Next steps for Minnesota AFL-CIO: Transportation, paid sick leave

Sep. 24, 2014

After helping to push through the state’s minimum wage increase earlier this year, the Minnesota AFL-CIO says it is taking up the issue of paid sick leave.

N.Y. labor groups, mayor accelerate push for wage hike

Nov. 12, 2014

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday pushed the state Legislature to approve an increase in the state minimum wage “whenever it first can be done,” a request that comes as labor advocates and some elected officials encourage Gov. Andrew Cuomo to call a special legislative session before the year’s end.

New ruling opens franchisors to legal liability for franchisees’ employment practices

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 19, 2014

The NLRB alerted McDonald’s today that franchisors and franchisees are “joint employers,” both accountable if employees take legal action.

Franchising’s new headaches

By Sam Smith on Feb. 09, 2015

A game-changing decision is just one of the challenges poking at the franchisee-franchisor relationship.

Calif. bill aims to protect immigrant customers

Apr. 13, 2015

Legislation introduced this week would outlaw discrimination on the basis of citizenship, immigration status or language—not in employment but in customer service.

Court upholds mandate that chain restaurants provide salt warnings

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 10, 2017

The nation’s first requirement that chain restaurants flag high-sodium menu choices with a warning icon has withstood a legal challenge from the NRA.

DOL offers help on Obamacare's next obligation

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 10, 2013

Help for meeting restaurants’ next major obligation under Obamacare was provided this week by the U.S. Department of Labor in the form of templates for educating employees.

'We interrupt this food fight for some education'

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 17, 2014

The competition between foodservice channels is escalating quickly, but that didn’t stop restaurateurs from meeting Monday with the enemy.

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