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A Comprehensive Guide to Tip Laws in California

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California has some of the strongest, most employee-friendly tip laws in the country. California’s law differences make it almost like another country unto itself, and can trip up even established restaurateurs. It’s also more generous to employees on several points. Credit any part of the tip against an employee's wages.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Tip Laws in California

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California has some of the strongest, most employee-friendly tip laws in the country. California’s law differences make it almost like another country unto itself, and can trip up even established restaurateurs. It’s also more generous to employees on several points. Credit any part of the tip against an employee's wages.

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On the Road to Relief: Restaurant Trends and Opportunities to Watch

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant operators have faced stiff headwinds since 2020, with a near-constant swirl of inflation, supply chain and labor challenges. But if last year was any indicator, restaurant operators are on the road to relief in 2024. In 2024, we expect these trends to shape the restaurant sector. Full-service menu prices climbed 4.5

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How did the cost of food delivery get so high?

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Not restaurants, who feel gut-punched by the commission apps take from them. Delivery apps have expended a lot of effort (and money) making the case that we — restaurants, workers, and consumers — desperately need them. In New York City and Seattle , new minimum pay laws for delivery workers recently went into effect.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Consider, for instance, a scenario in which your Point of Sale (POS) system can forecast the popularity of a new dish based on historical customer behaviour.

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Why 4 Restaurants Opt for a Service Charge Instead of Tips

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s Union Market District, sits the modern Mexican restaurant Destino. Screenshot taken from Google There aren’t many topics in the restaurant industry as hotly-debated as tipping. Restaurant workers, who rely on tips to supplement their income, are torn on the subject. Twenty minutes east of the White House, in D.C.’s

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The Restaurant Industry Two Years Into COVID

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic that is still infecting over 20,000 and killing over 1,000 Americans every day. While showing proof of vaccination and some of the other most unpopular protections put in place by health agencies have now been lifted, the restaurant industry is met with new challenges.