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New York City considers a bombshell change for hotel restaurants and bars

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2024

Legislation that already has nearly enough supporters to pass would essentially require the staffs of third-party managers to be employed wholly or jointly by the host hotel. But that's only a small part of the warranted changes.

Workforce

Another wage hike could be set this month for California's QSRs

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 17, 2024

Government Watch: The state's wage-setting Fast Food Council is slated to meet again, and efforts to boost the pay floor for fast-food workers is likely to be a key focus.

Workforce

Restaurants have a hot opportunity to improve their reputation as employers

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 12, 2024

Reality Check: New mandates for protecting workers from dangerous on-the-job heat are about to be dropped on restaurants and other employers. The industry could greatly help its labor plight by acting first.

Workforce

Initiatives to kill the tip credit advance despite Ohio's 'goat rodeo of a campaign'

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 10, 2024

Government Watch: For restaurants, not all the election drama is centered on whether Biden stays in the race, and not all the mud is being slung by the presidential candidates.

Workforce

Servers don't want to lose the tip credit, new research shows

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 08, 2024

A survey of nearly 4,000 tipped restaurant workers found 9 of 10 prefer the current setup to getting a higher wage.

Workforce

Los Angeles eyes new packet of benefits for fast-food workers

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 03, 2024

Legislation proposed to the City Council on Tuesday would require employers to provide additional training, more paid time off and advance shift scheduling.

Workforce

Trump's promise to end taxes on tips could put Democrats on their heels

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 24, 2024

Working Lunch: The effort may be more of a feint, but it's a visible test of the pro-labor party's true commitment to boosting worker incomes.

Workforce

Starbucks wins its Supreme Court union case

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 13, 2024

The nation's highest court agreed that more stringent criteria should have been weighed before a U.S. district court granted an NLRB's petition to stop pro-union employees from being fired.

Workforce

Trump woos restaurant workers with a promise to stop taxing tips

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 12, 2024

Government Watch: Waffle House employees win a raise in the wake of union activity, and New York restaurants welcome a limit on reservation scalping.

Operations

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.

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