In this week’s Working Lunch, Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley of Align Public Strategies discuss a recent announcement by the Independent Restaurant Coalition, or IRC. Last week, the advocacy group said it is developing policy positioning on issues related to wages in ways that will protect independent restaurant and bar operators specifically. Can the group find one voice for this diverse segment of the industry?
Also in the podcast, Kefauver and Coley take a look at President Trump’s hit list of 45 companies that are being targeted for DEI activities, including some restaurant operators.
And the duo discusses the political backdrop behind recently adopted legislation in Michigan that saved the tip credit there, but will sharply increase the minimum wage.
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