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New Lawsuit Argues Tipped Minimum Wage Violates Workers’ Civil Rights

EATER

As a young, lighter-skinned Black woman of mixed heritage, Melton says she was often assigned by her managers to the busiest, most front-facing sections of the restaurant along with her white and young coworkers. Today, One Fair Wage, which represents over 200,000 service workers and 800 restaurant workers, is filing an appeal to the U.S.

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5 Best Restaurant Tip Pooling Solutions Compared

Cheetah

With a Covid-induced labor crisis in the background, many restaurants explored methods like ‘no tipping’ and ‘auto-gratuity’ in an attempt to battle the crisis and create a better working environment for restaurant staff. For restaurant owners, digital tip pooling saves valuable time. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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5 Best Digital Tip Pooling Solutions Compared

Cheetah

With a Covid-induced labor crisis in the background, many restaurants explored methods like ‘no tipping’ and ‘auto-gratuity’ in an attempt to battle the crisis and create a better working environment for restaurant staff. For restaurant owners, digital tip pooling saves valuable time. Toast - Tipping within Your POS.

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The Long-Term Promise of Restaurant Pivots

EATER

It was one year ago that COVID-19 forced dining rooms across America to close, shutting down countless restaurants in the process. The past 12 months have seen restaurants navigate changing regulations with little guidance from the government. Here are the hallmarks of pandemic dining we’d like to see stick around. Takeout drinks.

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An Inside Look at Union Organizing in the Fast-Food Industry

EATER

A Chipotle employee eats inside a SF restaurant in 2020. A recent worker protest at a NYC Chipotle was part of a longer effort by the Service Employees International Union and others to unionize fast-food workers This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Striking McDonald’s employees at a 2016 protest in Los Angeles.

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Feed the Rich, Save the Planet?

EATER

On the morning of February 7, 2020, office employees at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture filed one by one into meetings with management. When leadership began presenting these ideas to staff in 2019, a number of Stone Barns employees vocally disagreed with the new direction. Some came out crying.

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#LifeOrDeathRecipe Challenge and ‘A Woman’s Place’

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature a new documentary on women in the culinary world, the loss of an industry legend, a contest to create healthy recipes and products and services to help restaurant in the pandemic. 'A While at Marriott, he played an integral role in launching and overseeing Roy Rogers Restaurants.

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