Latest Restaurant Headlines
All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lawsuit Alleges Louisiana Restaurant Pressured Servers to Perform Unpaid Work
Aug 20 2019 // Three former table servers are suing owners and managers of an iconic Louisiana restaurant, claiming managers pressured them to work for no pay. The Advocate reported the lawsuit against The Chimes was filed last week in...
Safety Rules Proposed After Child Dies in Grease Trap at New York Restaurant
Jul 22 2019 // The death of a 3-year-old boy in a restaurant’s underground grease collection tank has prompted two state lawmakers to draft new safety legislation. Police say the child fell through an unsecured plastic cover over a...
Chubb Adds Small Business Coverage for Food Service Industry to Digital Platform
Jul 16 2019 // Chubb has added small business insurance to cover risks faced by the food service industry to its digital platform – the Chubb Marketplace, which features a suite of products for businesses with up to $30 million in...
Server Joins Federal Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Against N. Dakota Restaurant
Jul 9 2019 // A federal judge will allow a waitress who claims she was fired because of her pregnancy to join a lawsuit against a Bismarck restaurant. The judge decided Erica Davidson is within her rights to intervene in the Equal...
Update: 21 Injured in Gas Explosion at Florida Shopping Plaza
Jul 7 2019 // A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday in a thundering roar at a South Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20 people as large chunks of concrete flew through the air. The blast flung debris widely along a busy...
North Carolina Insurance Fraud Round-Up: April
May 22 2019 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced multiple fraud enforcement actions during the month of April 2019. Insurance fraud costs American consumers approximately $80 billion dollars a year. According to North...
Massachusetts Restaurant Customers Warned of Potential Hepatitis Exposure
May 21 2019 // Massachusetts health officials say a seafood restaurant worker has tested positive for hepatitis A and are warning customers they may have been exposed to the disease. The state Department of Public Health and local health...
Minnesota’s ProHost USA Acquired by Distinguished Programs
Apr 17 2019 // Distinguished Programs, a national insurance program manager headquartered in New York, has acquired Minneapolis, Minnesota-based ProHost USA, a specialty insurance program for restaurants and related risks. Distinguished...
Audit Says New York Health Inspectors Go Easy on Restaurant Violations
Apr 8 2019 // Food safety inspectors in New York state failed to take action in response to hundreds of serious health code violations, according to a state audit published Friday. Officials from state Comptroller Thomas...
Lawsuit Blames Nevada Casino Restaurant for Salmonella
Mar 27 2019 // A Nevada man is suing the corporate owner of a casino restaurant in Elko where he says he was infected with salmonella after eating contaminated ham or eggs there earlier this month. Harry Wiseman of Elko says he is one of...
The Lowdown: Spirits, Stouts, Craft Brews and More
Mar 18 2019 // “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.” – Aristotle Though attributed to Aristotle, he didn’t really say that, exactly. More likely, he said something very complicated, but the...
Serving Up The Right Coverage
Mar 18 2019 // It’s a good time to be in the restaurant industry. Restaurant sales in 2018 were projected to reach $825 billion — a 3.1 percent increase over 2017, according to the National Restaurant Association (NRA)....
Nashville Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Multiple Lawsuits Against Restaurant
Feb 21 2019 // A Nashville restaurant is facing multiple lawsuits after at least 20 customers reported becoming infected with salmonella. According to WKRN-TV, the four lawsuits are each seeking up to $1.5 million in damages from Milk...
Data Breach in Arizona Hits Restaurants, Hotels
Feb 20 2019 // A data breach may have compromised the personal information of customers who patronized any of 50 Arizona businesses last month. North Country Business Products says an investigation of “suspicious activity”...
Report Warns of Robots Taking Restaurant, Trucking, Clerical Jobs
Jan 28 2019 // Robots aren’t replacing everyone, but a quarter of U.S. jobs will be severely disrupted as artificial intelligence accelerates the automation of existing work, according to a new Brookings Institution report. The...
Feds Fine North Carolina Restaurant Over Wage, Child Labor Law Violations
Jan 16 2019 // A North Carolina restaurant has been fined by federal officials who say it violated minimum wage and child labor laws. The U.S. Department of Labor announced in a news release that Max’s Pizza in Surf City was fined...
Rhode Island Restaurant Shut Down After Shooting
Jan 15 2019 // Providence, R.I., officials have temporarily shut down a restaurant where a patron opened fire. The city Board of Licenses says they held an emergency meeting Sunday and approved a request from city police to shut down La...
Mixing Up Occupancy for Commercial and Residential Properties
Jan 4 2019 // There is a trend in residential construction to build condominium communities that go beyond the traditional amenities we’re used to. We are accustomed to work out rooms, pools, game rooms and the like in...
‘Barista Wrist’ Among Restaurant Industry’s Highest Lost Time Injuries
Dec 28 2018 // Restaurant workers miss about a month from work from a variety of injuries, on average, but for coffee shop workers, wrist injuries are the biggest danger. In fact, Barista Wrist, can keep café workers sidelined for more...
Holiday Policy Language: Christmas 2018 Edition
Dec 26 2018 // I hope that you’re having a wonderful holiday season. I’m still out for Christmas, but I wanted to make sure that I added a little humor to your week with a Christmas installment of Holiday Policy Language so...
