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Arch tip-credit foe Saru Jayaraman takes a drubbing in Congress

Government Watch: The president of One Fair Wage had her credibility and credentials questioned during testimony Wednesday—including by a server, someone who does the very sort of work she claims to speak for.

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Kamala Harris promises to kill the tip credit

Working Lunch: The Democratic presidential candidate has made it the first promise in her five-point economic plan.

The wage-setting body for the state's fast-food industry spent most of its third business session listening to employer and labor representatives make the case for their agendas. Yet very little actually got done.

The latest federal job report shows the creation of jobs by eating and drinking places continued at a stable clip while hiring across the economy dropped by about 30%.

Reality Check: New research shows how far the U.S. industry still has to go in improving its image—and what a difference an upgrade could make when it comes to retention.

Investigators found two restaurants in the central area of the country that weren't following the rules, and vowed to continue hunting for instances of money being misdirected.

Reality Check: New employer rules invariably bring an avalanche of record-keeping obligations to a field that's no stranger to laying a paper trail.

Restaurant Rewind: This month marks the anniversary of the drive's kick-off. Here's how the effort unfolded and where it leaves the coffee segment today.

Working Lunch: Its appeal as a policy talking point is going to mandate some sort of action when tax changes are taken up next year, regardless of which party wins in November.

Working Lunch: "No Tax on Tips" is no longer just a bumper-sticker slogan, according to the restaurant industry's top lobbyist.

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