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Obamacare: Next steps

By Dina Berta on Dec. 09, 2013

Restaurant operators are gearing up for the next major phase of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act: counting employee hours. Beginning Jan. 1, 2014, businesses must begin monthly accounting of employee hours to determine their status under the law and whether they will be required to provide health insurance to their full-time workers in 2015.

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The new age of credit cards

By Sara Rush Wirth on Oct. 08, 2014

In little more than a year, restaurants are going to have to change the way they accept payment—and many are likely to be unprepared.

US Foods exec says his company is losing patience

May 12, 2015

If the court issues an injunction to block a merger with Sysco, the industry’s second largest distributor will go its own way.

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.

First paid-sick-leave fines are on the way

Nov. 03, 2014

The list of transgressions shows few infractions by restaurants. Across the board, most transgressions dealt more with improperly alerting employees than with denying the time off.

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