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July/August 2020 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 the ruling, California restaurants may still not serve foie gras to California consumers. Litigation.

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How Hyperion Public Stays Profitable and Labor Compliant with 7shifts

7 Shifts

So they decided to open their own restaurant hangout spot. One that reflected each of the owners and their idea of the perfect restaurant to relax, socialize, and eat. Hyperion GM, Teddy Goldstein, has worked at Hyperion since 2013, starting as a pantry cook in the kitchen. I decided to follow my dreams." I worked my way up.

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Sichuan Peppercorns Are Hot Enough for McDonald’s

EATER

But the fact that America’s largest chain restaurant now considers “Sichuan peppercorn” specifically a safe enough flavor to name on the menu at all is proof its journey into the mainstream is complete. Some restaurants got it illegally, but the lifting of the law made the ingredient far more accessible.

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Beyond Dining in the Dark: What It’s Actually Like to Eat Out When You’re Blind

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Restaurant menus can present an awkward challenge for blind people. Listen to this article In 1999, the first “dining in the dark” restaurant opened in Zurich, Switzerland. People’s experiences of these restaurants range from delight to terror. But a good restaurant was still a revelation.

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NLRB Joint Employer Final Rule and America’s Classics

Modern Restaurant Management

As a result, the final rule provides clear guidance in this significant area of the law. With plans for national expansion, Condado’s growth goals include adding six to eight new restaurants annually. ” The NLRB issued an NPRM concerning joint-employer status under the NLRA on September 13, 2018. William Zehnder, Sr.

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How DoorDash and Postmates Make an Already Dangerous Job Worse

EATER

In 2013, Saru Jayaraman founded One Fair Wage to put an end to the tipped minimum wage, which, One Fair Wage has found , perpetuates racial and gender disparities in the hospitality industry. Those disparities only worsened during the pandemic, as restaurants closed and the prospect of earning a living from tips became even more precarious.

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Tea and Piroshki at Alaska’s Best Tourist Trap

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In 2013, the Atlantic reported that the majority of Nikolaevsk’s schoolchildren spoke English, and that decidedly modern American sports like football and basketball are part of the local culture. Founding Nikolaevsk, Nina Fefelov says, was an opportunity for her in-laws and their compatriots to “seek for the true religion.”

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