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2021 Restaurant Insurance Outlook: Updated

Modern Restaurant Management

With restaurants clawing back and facing new challenges like vaccine credentials and new COVID variants, it’s a good time to check on an equally important, if less prioritized corner of the American dining and drinking sector – restaurant insurance. ” Key Insurance Issues for Restaurant Owners. Vaccine mandates.

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Managing Risk: Prevent Foodborne Illness, Protect Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

To do so, they will need to create a complete food safety program to protect the restaurant itself from reputational harm and financial crisis. Whether it’s separating raw meat from pre-cooked foods or cleaning materials from edible ingredients, mixing different types of items can be dangerous. Educate your diners.

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How a Restaurant Closing Checklist Benefits Your Business

Society Insurance

As a bar or restaurant owner, you know that your night isn’t over when the last customer leaves. When the door closes and the lights come back up in the dining area and bar, there are still tasks to complete before the night is truly done. Tasks for Back-of-House Staff: Cleaning and sanitizing food prep areas and work surfaces.

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How To Train New Restaurant Employees

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In some cases, the employer will also educate employees on outside resources like life insurance, homeowners insurance, and even home warranty services. Depending on the position, new employees are taught the importance of food prep work along with how the chef and his/her cooks curate the menu.

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How Restaurant Owners and Managers Can Reduce Workers’ Comp Liability Around the COVID-19 Vaccine

Modern Restaurant Management

A survey conducted by Envoy found that 66 percent of employees are concerned about their health and safety as it relates to returning to in-person work. Based on the above, owners and employers that choose to require a vaccine should understand how their approach could impact their workers’ comp insurance liability.

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Four Ways QSRs Can Avoid the Risk of ‘Serious & Willful Neglect’ Workers’ Comp Claims

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast food giant McDonald’s is no stranger to litigation, having defended itself against lawsuits over everything from racial discrimination to hot coffee. It’s a lawsuit under Part B of workers’ compensation insurance – a claim of “willful neglect” that has been rare until this year.

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Three Tips for Managing a Healthy Restaurant Workforce

Modern Restaurant Management

Workers’ compensation data shows an uptick in the number of new employees injured on the job, especially in the hospitality and food service industries. Consequently, the new hires’ knowledge of safety procedures will not exceed what they hear from their mentor, who is busy trying to do his or her job and train.