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Deep Dive7 restaurant trends that will define 2022
Restaurants will trim their menus, phase out cumbersome curbside pickup channels and invest in automation as operators balance labor pressure with off-premise demand, analysts say.
By Emma Liem Beckett , Julie Littman , Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Jan. 4, 2022 -
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Starbucks unionization effortsStarbucks union drive spreads after win in Buffalo
Workers in Boston; Chicago; Seattle; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Louisville, Colorado, have recently petitioned for union elections.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Jan. 4, 2022 -
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Starbucks will require vaccination or weekly testing for employees
The coffee chain is one of the first major restaurants to implement such a policy, which comes ahead of the Biden administration's federal vaccine mandate deadline on Feb. 9.
By Emma Liem Beckett • Updated Jan. 4, 2022 -
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Biglari ordered to pay $1.4M for antitrust violations
The U.S. Department of Justice, representing the Federal Trade Commission, filed a lawsuit against Biglari Holdings alleging the company violated the waiting period in an acquisition of voting securities from Cracker Barrel.
By Alicia Kelso • Dec. 23, 2021 -
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SCOTUS sets Jan. 7 hearing on vaccine mandates for employers, healthcare workers
The news represents a course of action from the High Court that is "unheard of," one attorney wrote.
By Ryan Golden • Dec. 23, 2021 -
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Survey: Employers turn to bonuses for critical, hard-to-fill roles
"Only 2% of organizations offer a higher referral bonus for candidates from under-represented groups," according to WorldatWork, but more are considering the practice.
By Carla Bell • Dec. 21, 2021 -
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OSHA vaccine mandate is back on for now as appeals court dissolves stay
In an update on its website following the court's decision, OSHA said it would resume implementing the ETS, but delay enforcement.
By Ryan Golden • Updated Dec. 20, 2021 -
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Deep Dive // Starbucks unionization effortsBehind the scenes of Starbucks workers' first successful union drive
A Buffalo Starbucks store secured a majority union vote on Dec. 9 after two years of organizing. But union experts don't think the win will be "a wildfire sweeping the American labor market."
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Dec. 16, 2021 -
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Carrabba's will pay $690K to settle EEOC sex harassment suit
The restaurant also will implement new policies, procedures and trainings aimed at preventing workplace misconduct.
By Katie Clarey • Dec. 16, 2021 -
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Feds to revisit overtime, joint employment rules
Two labor agencies plan to propose updates early next year, according to a government-wide to-do list.
By Kate Tornone • Dec. 15, 2021 -
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Companies plan 3.9% wage boost in 2022, highest rate since 2008
A surge in consumer prices this year may have already created a wage-price spiral causing still higher inflation.
By Jim Tyson • Dec. 15, 2021 -
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Taco Bell to raise average minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024
The chain's wage boost will only impact employees at corporate-owned stores, and these workers will also receive complimentary therapy.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Dec. 14, 2021 -
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Grubhub sues NYC over restaurant data-sharing law
The delivery firm alleges the city's requirements for delivery companies to share data with restaurants are unconstitutional and present a security risk.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Dec. 13, 2021 -
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Starbucks unionization effortsStarbucks Workers United confident of impending victory at 2nd store
The union believes the final count at a store in Cheektowaga, New York, will be in its favor, claiming six ballots were cast by ineligible voters. The union leads 15-9, with seven total challenges.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Dec. 10, 2021 -
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Restaurant Revitalization FundIRC: 86% of restaurants may close without an RRF refill
A new survey from the Independent Restaurant Coalition reports a 4% jump since September in the number of operators who think they won't be able to keep their kitchens open.
By Alicia Kelso • Dec. 10, 2021 -
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Starbucks unionization effortsStarbucks workers vote to form union at 1 out of 3 NY stores
At a Buffalo location, the union organizing committee secured a 19 to 8 majority vote in favor of unionization. The Hamburg store voted against unionization, and no definitive results are available yet for its Cheektowaga unit.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Dec. 9, 2021 -
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Report: 54% of Topgolf employees report being sexually harassed
The percentage jumps to 63% for women and nonbinary employees and 100% of Black, Indigenous and/or Latinx/Hispanic women under 50 years old, a One Fair Wage survey finds.
By Alicia Kelso • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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Small businesses raise wages at record pace
As inflation rises and "help wanted" signs go unanswered, restaurants are raising wages at the fastest rate in many years.
By Jim Tyson • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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Restaurant Law Center files suit against Biden administration's tip credit policy
The National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Law Center and the Texas Restaurant Association allege the Department of Labor's changes to tipping regulation are arbitrary and capricious.
By Alicia Kelso • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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NYC expands vaccine requirement to all private-sector workers
The mandate, which may spark legal challenges, stretches the city's indoor dining vaccine requirement to include children aged 5 to 11 years old.
By Ryan Golden • Dec. 7, 2021 -
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Suit alleges Starbucks youth recruitment program was 'blatant' age discrimination
A suit claims managers over 40 years of age were denied promotions and fired at the coffee giant, as workers increase scrutiny on age discrimination.
By Kate Tornone • Dec. 6, 2021 -
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DoorDash plans to offer rapid delivery for retailers
To enable its entrance into the 15-minute delivery fray in New York City, the company has created DashCorps to employ full-time couriers.
By Jeff Wells • Dec. 6, 2021 -
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Survey: Majority of diners now tip 20% or more
Fifty-eight percent of customers have increased the amount they tip servers and delivery drivers since the start of the pandemic, according to Popmenu.
By Alicia Kelso • Dec. 3, 2021 -
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Study: Teens make up nearly a quarter of limited-service restaurant workforce
The restaurant industry employs proportionally more teenagers, age 18 and younger, than it did in 2019, according to Black Box Intelligence data.
By Alicia Kelso • Dec. 2, 2021 -
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Starbucks unionization effortsAhead of Starbucks Union election, a look back at the campaign
On Dec. 9, the National Labor Relations Board will count ballots from three Buffalo-area stores voting on unionization, and Restaurant Dive will be on the ground to cover the outcome.
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