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Despite Improved 2024 Outlook, Labor, and Other Risks May Drag Restaurants Down

Modern Restaurant Management

restaurant industry will continue to shake off the aftereffects of the pandemic in 2024, but that doesn’t mean the challenges that remain are easily dispelled. Another growing risk: nuclear verdicts over dram shop law violations, driving up the costs of liquor liability insurance. Here’s an overview.

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What Your Restaurant Needs in its Sexual Harassment Policy

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As many as 90% of women and 70% of men working in restaurants reportedly experience some form of sexual harassment, according to the Harvard Business Review. Has a recent state law change made sexual harassment training mandatory, but you don’t know where to begin? What if an incident occurs outside of the restaurant/bar/brewery?

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Protecting Your Restaurant Against a Data Breach

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However, data breaches can happen to restaurant chains and small eateries alike. Restaurants can reduce the risk of cyber attacks by taking these proactive measures: Make sure your restaurant is Payment Card Industry (PCI) certified. Notify your insurance agent or carrier. The best offense is truly a good defense.

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Rising Restaurant Minimum Wage: What to Know for 2021

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hour, restaurant operators are starting to think about how they will adjust their businesses to a $15 restaurant minimum wage. and provinces in Canada) have already increased their restaurant minimum wage and tipped minimum wage in the past few years. Will the Rising Restaurant Minimum Wage Affect Me? In the U.S.,

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Colorado Restaurant Labor Laws 101: What You Need to Know

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If you run a restaurant in Colorado without clearly understanding the labor laws governing how you do business, you could be setting yourself up for trouble. Colorado restaurants must meet other legal requirements that govern food safety, alcohol service, compensation, overtime, breaks, and child labor.

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The Hottest Trend of 2022: Worker Strikes

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This year brought an unprecedented spike in strike activity across multiple industries, but from Starbucks to Chipotle to McDonald’s , nowhere was this surge of worker power on display more prominently than in the restaurant industry. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law.

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September/October 2020 and Elections Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Under California law, app-based gig workers would have been considered employees. Election Results. Legislation.

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