politics

Financing

SEC wants public restaurant companies to give a farm-to-fork carbon assessment

The financial securities watchdog is considering disclosure requirements that go beyond what industry lobbyists say is feasible.

Workforce

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

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

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.

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

The measure will give workers an unprecedented say in setting pay rates at quick-service chains. The National Restaurant Association has said other states are likely to follow.

Employees say the Fast Act would give them more power over wages and working conditions. But restaurant operators argue that unions would be pulling the strings.

Opponents of the landmark legislation, which would give employees a say in setting wages, are working to get Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto the bill.

Working Lunch: The state doesn't want its data-security requirements to be undercut by federal rules, leaving restaurants with a potential hodgepodge of state rules.

A new movement aims to counter "woke capitalism" by steering state support away from institutions that favor a commitment to ESG.

The National Restaurant Association has called on the Small Business Administration to distribute the aid immediately to restaurants whose aid applications were mothballed.

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