Articles posted here don’t necessarily the views of the restaurant industry or restaurant associations. They are a collection of the very latest news reporting about industry issues.
Labor Southern California Restaurant Companies Cited for Wage Theft Violations Affecting 188 Workers, California Labor Commissioner Announces Sierra Sun Times 3/30 The Labor Commissioner’s Office
Labor The Paycheck Protection Program Remains a Restaurant Lifeline FSR Magazine 3/30 This past week, the Senate passed a bill to extend the Paycheck Protection
Labor Opinion: PRO Act would take U.S. in California’s wrong direction The Orange County Register 3/27 Supporters of the federal Protecting the Right to Organize
Labor A Tip Pooling Dispute at Venice Steakhouse Has Led Six Servers to Protest Eater LA 3/25 Servers at American Beauty say newly modified tip
Opinion: Wage theft often targets low-income workers. Here’s how police can fight it. The Washington Post 3/24 A 2017 study by the Economic Policy Institute
Labor Oakland has a tropical new restaurant where workers decide the menu – and their own pay San Francisco Chronicle 3/24 The restaurant, bar and
Labor Santa Clara County Supervisors pass hazard pay ordinance for grocery store, pharmacy workers Mountain View Voice 3/22 An initial version of the ordinance that
Labor So How Should Your Favorite Restaurant Pay Its Servers? Well, It’s Complicated NPR 3/21 The push by Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage
Labor Increasingly Complex Local Employment Regulations in California Require Ongoing Monitoring JD Supra 3/17 In addition to California’s expansive statewide employment laws, employers must also
Labor States Take Lead On Worker Protections For Legal Pot Users Law360 3/17 California Assembly Bill 1256 bars employers from discriminating in hiring on the