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Red light on a major traffic change spares NYC restaurants from more cost pressure

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 06, 2024

Government Watch: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has indefinitely suspended congestion pricing, shielding the local industry from a crimp in its supply chain. The development was one of several breaks this week in the business' favor.

Marketing

New bill would allow restaurants in California to continue using service fees and other surcharges

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 06, 2024

Consumers would need to be alerted to the add-ons ahead of time. The measure's proponents are asking that it be passed before most surcharges are outlawed starting July 1.

Workforce

Union group urges New York to make ending the tip credit a campaign issue

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 05, 2024

One Fair Wage said its research shows young residents would be more likely to vote if the issue hung in the balance.

Workforce

Ohio servers and bartenders sound off on efforts to kill the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on May 22, 2024

The Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance airs research showing tipped employees are as opposed as their employers are.

Workforce

The tip credit survives a legislative challenge in Illinois

By Peter Romeo on May 22, 2024

Proponents of killing the credit acknowledged this week that legislation outlawing the employer concession is virtually dead for this year.

Workforce

Ohio restaurants try a jujitsu move to protect their tip credit

By Peter Romeo on May 20, 2024

The industry and its allies are pushing legislation that would raise the state's minimum wage to $15 but keep the credit. The move is intended to thwart an effort to both raise the wage and kill the credit through a ballot initiative.

Workforce

Restaurants are already bracing for a wave of wage-related ballot measures in November

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2024

Working Lunch: The trend promises to cost employers plenty of money and sweat if they hope to prevail.

Operations

D.C. gives its troubled restaurants a sweet and sour aid package

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 07, 2024

The Restaurant Revitalization Act aims to bring down liability insurance rates, but it stops short of ripping off a Band-Aid.

Workforce

One Fair Wage gets one more shot at suing Olive Garden's parent over tips

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 07, 2024

The suit would seek damages from Darden Restaurants for distracting One Fair Wage from its lobbying mission.

Workforce

Keeping the tip credit quickly emerges as a top restaurant concern for 2024

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 07, 2024

New efforts to kill the credit are arising in Illinois and Maryland, adding to the activity in four other states and on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are considering a measure to fix the results of losing the credit there.

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