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Avoiding the Four Biggest Traps of Restaurant Payroll

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percent, about 87,000 positions, above their February 2020 employment peak, according to the National Restaurant Association. The former are entitled to benefits such as minimum wage, overtime pay and workers’ compensation insurance. Quit rates have also fallen since then.

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Save Big: Top Restaurant Tax Deductions & Credits

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Staff pay: salaries, insurance, bonuses. Insurance: property, liability. ERC for Staff: Kept employees during 2020-2021? Kitchen gear: pots, ovens, blenders. Supplies: plates, napkins, condiments. Gifts: $25 max per employee yearly. Rent: your spaces lease. Utilities: power, water, gas. Equipment: tables, chairs, POS systems.

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MRM Research Roundup: Holiday Spending, Franchise Optimism, and Pickle Energy

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an hour in January 2020, a 28 percent increase. ADP Research looked at wage growth between January 2020 and September 2024 for full-service restaurant workers in 10 metropolitan areas. Trends in full-service restaurant wages Nationwide, as of September 2024, median pay for these full-service restaurant workers was $23.88 and $21.44

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Three

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From a legal perspective, Insurance : the pandemic highlighted the limitations of insurance policies. Several high-profile restaurant groups brought litigation against insurance companies for their coverage position, but were ultimately unsuccessful. All of a sudden, in October of 2020 we doubled our revenue.

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The Pandemic Pivots That Stuck

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Ultimately, cooks fell just behind nurses as the jobs with the highest COVID deaths in 2020 , with agricultural workers and other food prep workers near the top of the list. But theres still no federal sick leave policy, and often restaurants still dont provide workers with health insurance or other benefits. percent from 2020 to 2024.

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Things That Go Bump in the Night for Restaurant Owners

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Ahead of Halloween and spooky season, Society Insurance explores some of the scary factors, some more rare and some more common, that can affect premium rates. As these events become increasingly common, it comes as no surprise that premiums have risen as insurance companies pay out large claims.

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Congress Is Poised to Pass ‘No Taxes on Tips’ Legislation. But What Does That Actually Mean?

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Notably, those workers would still have to pay other taxes, like Federal Insurance Contributions Act taxes and state income tax, if their income is high enough.) Since at least 2020, Trump has opposed any increase to the minimum wage.

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