politics

Workforce

Get ready for 'captive audience' and 'right-to-disconnect' legislation

Government Watch: States are aiming to bolster the defenses of employees who want to decide what and when they hear from their employers.

Workforce

With just weeks until the election, the political scene is heating up for restaurants

Working Lunch: From a longtime foe faltering in Congress to a presidential candidate promising yet another payroll break, recent days have yielded quite a highlights reel.

Reality Check: Organized labor dug deep into its coffers to kill the tip credit via state ballots, but the industry's interest prevailed in all but one instance.

Government Watch: The president of One Fair Wage had her credibility and credentials questioned during testimony Wednesday—including by a server, someone who does the very sort of work she claims to speak for.

Working Lunch: The Democratic presidential candidate has made it the first promise in her five-point economic plan.

The wage-setting body for the state's fast-food industry spent most of its third business session listening to employer and labor representatives make the case for their agendas. Yet very little actually got done.

In a campaign speech Wednesday, the Democratic candidate promised to raise the tax credit for startups to $50,000, from the current $5,000. She also vowed to cut the red tape new ventures face.

Government Watch: Celebs like Tom Colicchio and Nancy Silverton have pledged to cook in support of the Democratic candidate.

Working Lunch: Its appeal as a policy talking point is going to mandate some sort of action when tax changes are taken up next year, regardless of which party wins in November.

Government Watch: A new initiative from the Biden administration aims to root out everyday annoyances for consumers, including fake online evaluations.

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