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November/December 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Businesses with fewer than 300 employees are eligible for a maximum of $2 million in loans. ” “Just cause” is defined as “demonstrated misconduct or poor performance,” but the law provides that employees may also be terminated for “bona fide economic reasons.”

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New NLRB Decision Eases Restrictions on Keeping Harassment Investigations Confidential

Modern Restaurant Management

A thorough investigation serves several purposes: It can allow the employer to stop harassment and properly discipline a harasser, prepare the employer to respond to an EEOC investigation, deter harassing behavior in other employees, show aggrieved employees that their complaints are taken seriously, and more. Retaliation Exposure.

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Guest Blog: Tax Strategies as You Reopen Your Restaurant

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The application must be submitted within 28 days of the employee start date, and credits range from $2,400 to $9,600 per qualified new hire. These credits are available for new employees who have not previously worked for the hiring employer and work a minimum of 120 hours in their first 12 months of employment.

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How are You Managing the New Oregon Fair Work Week Act?

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On July 1, 2018, Oregon’s Fair Work Week Act took effect, making the state the first in the U.S. These new regulations create major challenges and potential costs for restaurant, hospitality and retail employers throughout the state, requiring them to fundamentally change how they schedule their workers. New Requirements for Employers.

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As Dollar Stores Proliferate Food Deserts, Some Communities Push Back

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During the 2018 election campaign that swept her into office, a constituent quizzed her about the spread of dollar stores and the lack of healthy food choices in her district, where the residents are more than 80 percent Black. Retailers like dollar stores “may be negatively influencing public safety [and] food availability.”. “I

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The Great Birria Boom

EATER

These were white, Asian, African-American, Armenian employees that told us they had something they’d never tried, and they loved it.”. Ivan Gonzalez claims responsibility for posting an Instagram post on November 4, 2018 , that made the world, or at least LA, want to dunk their tacos into steaming cups of red, greasy consomme.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-January 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Coupled with the fact that December of 2018 was strong in terms of same-store sales thus presenting a challenging comparison, December of 2019 was projected to be weak regardless of holiday shifts.” percent in 2018). percentage points compared with the growth recorded for 2018. percent since Q3 of 2017.

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