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A $20 minimum wage isn't enough for some California lawmakers

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 14, 2024

Reality Check: A candidate for the state's open U.S. Senate seat would like to see a $50 pay floor nationwide.

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A labor powerhouse launches a fast-food workers' union in California

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 09, 2024

Backed by the deep-pocketed SEIU, the California Fast Food Workers Union aims to organize quick-service workers across brands. It will likely be the source of two members of the state's new wage-setting Fast Food Council.

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Georgia lawmaker wants to give restaurant franchisees more protection against franchisors

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 09, 2024

Working Lunch: The proposal is part of what's emerging as a wave of bills aiming to curb franchisors' power. That alone makes it worth tracking.

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Keeping the tip credit quickly emerges as a top restaurant concern for 2024

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 07, 2024

New efforts to kill the credit are arising in Illinois and Maryland, adding to the activity in four other states and on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are considering a measure to fix the results of losing the credit there.

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California bill would expand exemptions to the pending $20 fast-food wage

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 07, 2024

An architect of the bill setting the new wage has proposed excusing quick-service restaurants in a number of locations, including casinos, sports arenas and state-owned beaches.

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What's at stake for restaurants in the Congressional battle over border security

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 06, 2024

Spoiler alert: It’s the shot at expanding the labor pool by thousands of prospective hires per day.

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$4.35M settlement reached in rape of teenage McDonald’s worker

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 05, 2024

Franchisee Rice Enterprises, which declared bankruptcy last year, had employed a registered sex offender as a manager.

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Jose Andres accepts the unionization of another D.C. restaurant

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 02, 2024

The famed chef voluntarily recognized a Unite Here chapter as the collective bargaining representative for employees of The Bazaar. He now has four unionized restaurants.

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The staff of another Jose Andres restaurant aims to unionize

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 01, 2024

Employees of The Bazaar in Washington, D.C., have drafted a petition and asked for voluntary recognition of union representation. The famed chef has yet to respond.

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New York tries a program for turning asylum seekers into restaurant cooks

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 31, 2024

A pilot program undertaken with the instructional institution C-CAP aims to steer the immigrants into foodservice jobs, starting with positions in New York City.

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