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Regulation of service fees is a work in progress

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 02, 2023

The rules for employers vary greatly—if they exist at all in a jurisdiction. The volume of do’s and don’ts is expected to soar as the fees proliferate and Washington, D.C., figures out a model.

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How I won the Nobel Peace Prize and ended bad relations between unions and restaurants

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 26, 2023

Reality Check: Okay, there may be a tad of exaggeration there. But what do you expect when un-truths are flying through the business like Frisbees at one of my gigantic outdoor concerts?

Workforce

Lawmakers propose raising the federal minimum wage to $17 and killing the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2023

The Democratic proposal would phase in the changes over a five-year stretch. The bill is a pet measure of Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Workforce

What restaurants can expect under California's resurrected plan for setting restaurant wages

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 21, 2023

Working Lunch: The Industrial Welfare Commission has until October 2024 to issue its recommendations for changing pay within specific trades. Here's how that process will work.

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Fast Act's on hold, but Calif. has pushed through another way to raise fast-food wages

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 14, 2023

Working Lunch: The SEIU was successful in recreating the 1920s-era Industrial Welfare Commission, with the power to set pay within industries with a large portion of low-wage earners.

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Hotel foodservice workers strike in Los Angeles

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 03, 2023

The front- and back-of-house employees are part of what their union representatives say is the area's largest walkout in decades, with 15,000 workers involved.

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More Peet's units look to unionize

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 13, 2023

Petitions have been filed to hold elections in three Bay Area units. The staffs would be represented by Industrial Workers of the World, the group that organized five Burgervilles before the pandemic.

Workforce

Minn. is set to give restaurants a preview of the Fast Act's impact

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 12, 2023

Working Lunch: Nursing-home workers will now get a say in what they should be paid, a setup organized labor views as an alternate way of delivering the benefits of collective bargaining. Restaurants need to push back on what's now a trend.

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Dangerous smoke levels in the East spark calls for more worker protections

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 09, 2023

Labor groups say the situation also underscores a need for universal paid sick leave.

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Calif. Assembly OKs bill making fast-food franchisors liable for franchisees' labor practices

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 01, 2023

The landmark legislation codifies a re-definition of franchisors and franchisees as "joint employers." It now heads to the Senate.

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