Labor
$1 Trillion Infrastructure Law Ends Employee Retention Tax Credit
FSR Magazine 11/15
President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill into law Monday that ends the employee retention tax credit retroactive to after September 30.
Balance between customer relations and restaurant employee support shifts in wake of pandemic-related burnout
Nation’s Restaurant News 11/15
Over the summer, a small rural restaurant in Brewster, Mass. called Apt Cape Cod made headlines for temporarily shutting down for a “day of kindness” after its staff was subjected to verbal abuse from customers over time.
Food Industry Policy
Podcast: In-N-Out Burger enters the COVID-19 wars
Los Angeles Times 11/15
Last month, In-N-Out Burger made national news when health officials in San Francisco shut down one of its restaurants.
Getting takeout? You have to ask for plastic utensils and napkins in L.A. now
Los Angeles Times 11/15
A line of takeout orders sat near the kitchen Monday afternoon at Langer’s Deli.
On the Side
Rising costs threaten restaurants’ recovery
The Hill 11/16
Inflation is hammering restaurants, dismantling the industry’s fragile recovery from pandemic-induced shutdowns just as customers resume dining out.
News You Need to Know: New laws are around the corner
California Restaurant Association/YouTube 11/15
