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Workforce

Starbucks and its union are ready to negotiate. What's on the table?

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 03, 2022

Working Lunch: The give-and-take on scheduling and firings could have repercussions for all chains.

Workforce

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs historic fast-food wage bill

 By Peter Romeo on Sep. 05, 2022

The measure will give workers an unprecedented say in setting pay rates at quick-service chains. The National Restaurant Association has said other states are likely to follow.

Workforce

California's fast-food wage bill: Employee savior or union power grab?

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 31, 2022

Employees say the Fast Act would give them more power over wages and working conditions. But restaurant operators argue that unions would be pulling the strings.

Workforce

Quick-service restaurant chains make a last-ditch effort to kill California's Fast Act

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 30, 2022

Opponents of the landmark legislation, which would give employees a say in setting wages, are working to get Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto the bill.

Technology

California could be the spoiler on federal legislation restaurants actually want

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 22, 2022

Working Lunch: The state doesn't want its data-security requirements to be undercut by federal rules, leaving restaurants with a potential hodgepodge of state rules.

Financing

An ESG policy could land a company in trouble within these states

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 01, 2022

A new movement aims to counter "woke capitalism" by steering state support away from institutions that favor a commitment to ESG.

Financing

Restaurants demand the $180M left in the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 27, 2022

The National Restaurant Association has called on the Small Business Administration to distribute the aid immediately to restaurants whose aid applications were mothballed.

Operations

Watch out for servers doubling as lookouts for celebs to protest

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 18, 2022

Activists are offering bounties for a spotting, as they did recently for a heads-up on Brett Kavanaugh.

Topics

Roe v. Wade controversy spills over to restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 11, 2022

Working Lunch: Even customers are sounding off about the stances taken by favored dining establishments.

Workforce

Bill giving fast-food workers a vote on wages advances in California

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 30, 2022

The FAST Act would provide quick-service employees with a strong voice on the pay, scheduling and training practices of fast-food employers. It also legislates that franchisors are joint employers liable for the labor infractions of franchisees.

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