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Our Wage Models are Broken

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It’s no secret that with a workforce mass exodus and rising minimum wages, the restaurant industry is long overdue for an overhaul of its business structure and compensation model. Our coalition of restaurant owners across the country come together to share best practices about wages and benefits. Rethinking Wages: Where to Start?

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CIVILITY LOST

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How many restaurants suffer from employees not showing up to work, failing to step in the kitchen ready to work, failing to respect the standards of excellence that a restaurant is basing its reputation on, or failing to do a job to the best of their ability? Is this still the case? Yet, this is where we are.

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The State of New York Restaurants in 2020

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Never before has our local market experienced such a massive disruption to the restaurant industry as we are experiencing with the Coronavirus pandemic. Every restaurant has been forced to adapt their operations in order to survive and ultimately grow for the future. What support is available for New York restaurants 1.

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Why Restaurant Benefit Structures Are Unique

Modern Restaurant Management

Please send questions to Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. The logic with high deductible plans and consumer-driven strategies in healthcare used to be that participants would be more judicious in spending their dollar for medical services.

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COVID Compliance Q&A with Ogletree Deakins

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Q: Should someone test positive (with or without symptoms), how do we handle the contact tracing in our restaurants to determine who is required to quarantine? A: If a healthcare provider recommends that the employee quratines him/herself then yes, you should pay the employee. Is there a rule of thumb for how to handle this?

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Everything Restaurants Have Ever Wanted to Know About the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

Modern Restaurant Management

Other than healthcare, the industry most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic is the hospitality and food services industry. For restaurants, however, the PPP caused confusion in terms of who could apply and how the loans would be handled. Are restaurants eligible for PPP loans? Businesses may borrow up to 2.5

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Lessening Employee Anxiety as Restaurant Doors Open

Modern Restaurant Management

As more restaurants in the United States receive the go-ahead to open their doors for indoor dining, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to industry experts on ways to calm employee anxiety. Rick Camac, Dean of Restaurant & Hospitality Management at the Institute of Culinary Education.

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