Continue to Site >>>

legislation

The case for immigration reform

 By Steve Brooks on Nov. 01, 2013

Facing a shallow labor pool and stepped-up enforcement by the Feds, the restaurant industry is putting pressure on lawmakers to ramp up immigration reform. And change may be closer than you think.

Labor and small businesses team up on California franchising law

 Aug. 14, 2014

A bill already approved by the state senate would limit franchisors’ grounds for terminating franchisees.

Does a boring ballot question hold the key to sustaining Minneapolis' restaurant boom?

Oct. 16, 2014

A ballot initiative would overturn a requirement that beer or wine can only be sold to patrons who buy food.

Philly could be next city to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour

Nov. 24, 2014

A state law prohibits municipalities from setting their own rates but that hasn’t stopped proponents of a so-called living wage from setting their sites on the biggest city.

Governor wants $11.50 minimum wage for NYC

Jan. 20, 2015

New York governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed a two-tiered hike to $10.50 for the state and $11.50 for New York City by the end of 2016.

Retail, restaurant groups sue to stop Louisville minimum wage

Feb. 20, 2015

A coalition that includes the state restaurant association is challenging Louisville’ increase in the minimum wage, arguing that the municipality is encroaching on the state’s authority.

House passes bill easing menu-labeling requirements

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 12, 2016

The changes would provide slightly more leeway for compliance and protection against civil suits.

Gun groups take aim at restaurants

By Kelly Killian on Feb. 02, 2014

It’s rare to hear of dog owners rising up in protest when an business posts a “No dogs” sign on the door. But when the sign says “No guns,” restaurateurs are finding themselves under fire.

Dogs now allowed at Calif. restaurants and bars

Aug. 22, 2014

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a law lifting a ban on pets on eatery patios. Individual businesses still have the final say about whether to let dogs join human diners or not.

Four more New Jersey cities enact sick leave laws

Oct. 20, 2014

Four more cities in the Garden State have approved paid sick leave measures that take effect Jan. 1. The controversial benefit is moving across the state city-by-city, even as lawmakers in Trenton eye measures to mandate paid sick leave from border to border.

  • Page 5