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Two restaurants in Boston ordered to pay $210,000 in back wages and penalties

 By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 13, 2022

And another North Carolina operator must also pay more than $157,000 to 65 workers following a U.S. Labor Department investigation.

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America's political divisions are creating another challenge for restaurant employers

 By Peter Romeo on Oct. 11, 2022

Working Lunch: The polarization is spilling into the workplace, with 26% of employees already saying they feel the effects in their job experiences.

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Federal proposal could reclassify third-party delivery drivers as employees

By Joe Guszkowski on Oct. 11, 2022

The Department of Labor floated new criteria that narrows the definition of independent contractor. It could threaten the business model of food delivery companies that classify drivers as contractors.

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Are dishwashers exempt from dress code regulations?

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Oct. 07, 2022

While it may seem that workers who do not regularly handle food shouldn’t need to follow the same rules as prep and line cooks, the same standards should and do apply, Advice Guy says.

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In restaurant wages, $22 is the new $15

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 07, 2022

Reality Check: The new aspirational goal of organized labor is a 50% increase over what was once regarded as a moonshot of a raise. And it's already being hit.

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&Pizza CEO Michael Lastoria’s advice to employers on worker scheduling: ‘Don’t be a dick’

By Lisa Jennings on Oct. 07, 2022

The pizza chain co-founder evangelizes for fair workweek on panel hosted by U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.

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Hotels face their own crippling shortage of workers

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 03, 2022

About 91% of the properties in the U.S. said they couldn't fill vacant jobs last month, according to the AH&LA. A typical hotel was short more than 10 people.

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Starbucks and its union are ready to negotiate. What's on the table?

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 03, 2022

Working Lunch: The give-and-take on scheduling and firings could have repercussions for all chains.

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Workers striking at San Francisco airport restaurants win pay hike and healthcare benefits

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 30, 2022

The 1,000 employees have returned to their jobs after hammering out a deal, the latest reflection of union activism in the industry.

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Don’t view labor’s new Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights as BS

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 29, 2022

Reality Check: Sure, it's a union-backed plan to change restaurant employment. But isn't a new model needed?

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