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Are You Prepared for an ICE Raid? What Every Restaurant Needs to Know

Modern Restaurant Management

When It Goes Wrong: Real-World ICE Enforcement Cases Case #1: Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler – A Costly Mistake Chuy’s Mesquite Broiler , a restaurant chain in Arizona and California, came onto ICE’s radar in 2011 for knowingly hiring undocumented workers. military veteran whose documentation was questioned.

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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

Auditing Classifications : Double-check exempt versus nonexempt statuses for all employees to avoid costly fines and incorrect paychecks and tax withholdings. Bonus Tip : Set a recurring calendar reminder to conduct quarterly payroll audits in 2025 so you can catch discrepancies even earlier.

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Restaurant HR Operations Cost Audit

Modern Restaurant Management

As inflation hammers restaurants, here are four ways to audit the true cost of HR. As costs rise and pressures pile up, the time is now to perform a complete audit of the true costs of human resources operations. We’ve included some straightforward steps below to guide in accurately auditing HR costs.

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No Tax on Tips? What Restaurant Operators Need to Know Now

Modern Restaurant Management

In a competitive labor market, that could give operators a much-needed advantage in retention and hiring. Audits around tipped income are already common and this kind of policy change will only make them more so. If you’re not confident in your current setup, do a quick audit now. But it’s not a universal win.

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Handling Unemployment Claims with Confidence

Modern Restaurant Management

And that means responding poorly to just a few claims each year can cost thousands in money, time, stress, and avoidable audits. Policy Violations : Reference the specific handbook policy that was violated. That means unemployment claims will keep landing in your inbox. Prior Warnings or Write-ups : Attach them!

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James Beard Employees Demand More Diversity in Leadership, Salary Transparency in Internal Letter

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The Foundation is perhaps best known for the yearly James Beard Awards, often referred to as the “Oscars of the food world.” To create equity and transparency surrounding salaries, the employees ask that salary ranges be provided for all new hires, and that no current staff or incoming hires make less than $50,000 a year.

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Franchise Compliance Guide: Laws + Agreements

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Put simply, franchise compliance refers to the actions that corporations, their franchisors, and their franchisees take in order to stay compliant with any applicable federal, state, and/or regional laws. With that in mind, it might be worth hiring a dedicated compliance worker to manage these issues, both proactively and as they come up.