Latest Restaurant Headlines
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Striking McDonald’s Workers Protest Alleged Workplace Harassment, Violence
Oct 29 2021 // McDonald’s workers in 12 U.S. cities walked off the job Tuesday to protest what they say is an ongoing problem of sexual harassment and violence in the company’s stores. Several hundred workers were expected to...
Arizona Restaurateur Whose Business Was Raided by Sheriff Gets $5M
Oct 22 2021 // Maricopa County, Ariz., officials approved a settlement this week with a restaurant owner in metro Phoenix who claimed in a lawsuit that then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office had defamed him and violated his rights about...
Los Angeles Implementing One of Strictest Vaccination Mandates in Nation
Oct 7 2021 // Los Angeles leaders on Wednesday approved one of the nation’s strictest vaccine mandates _ a sweeping measure that would require the shots for everyone entering bars, restaurants, nail salons, gyms or even a Lakers...
Judge Clears Kansas City COVID Business Interruption Claim for Trial
Sep 24 2021 // A federal judge in Kansas City has cleared a restaurant group’s COVID-related business interruption claim for jury trial, finding that an 8th Circuit Court decision that found no coverage was owed in a separate case...
Workers in London’s Financial Services Industry Are Returning to Their Desks in Droves
Sep 20 2021 // On the lower floors of HSBC Holdings Plc’s Canary Wharf headquarters, the desks are filling up. Traders, salespeople and close support staff not currently in the office have been told they are expected to be at their...
Louisiana Restaurant Sued for Pregnancy Discrimination
Sep 16 2021 // Federal authorities have sued a Louisiana restaurant for allegedly violating federal law against pregnancy discrimination in hiring. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit that...
In COVID Automation Boom, Robots and Apps Find Work at Services Firms
Sep 7 2021 // Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to Tori — an artificially intelligent voice assistant that will take your order and send it to the line...
McDonald’s Franchise Settles Workers’ COVID-19 Lawsuit
Aug 13 2021 // A McDonald’s Corp. franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a 2020 lawsuit claiming managers gave employees dog diapers and coffee filters to use as face...
Minnesota Restaurant Workers Shortchanged During COVID Awarded $230K
Aug 9 2021 // Employees of a Minneapolis, Minnesota, restaurant group will receive money they were denied after the company laid off workers during the COVID-19 shutdowns without giving them their final paychecks. A settlement completed...
Massachusetts Sues Grubhub Over Fees Charged During Pandemic
Aug 3 2021 // Online food delivery platform Grubhub charged some Massachusetts restaurants illegally high fees during the coronavirus pandemic, the state attorney general’s office alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday. The suit,...
Embedded As a Risk, New COVID Cycle Could Challenge Economic Recovery
Jul 22 2021 // Five weeks after dropping its reference to the coronavirus as a weight on the economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve is confronting a challenging new rise in cases that has fueled doubts about the global recovery and is already...
Nebraska Restaurant, Owner Ordered to Pay Overtime, Comply with Wage Laws
Jun 24 2021 // A Kearney, Neb., pizza and burger restaurant and its owner have been ordered to pay $17,216 – $8,608 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages — to 13 workers after the U.S. Department of Labor found...
Labor Crisis Shocking California Restaurants
Jun 23 2021 // Sherry Villanueva’s family of Santa Barbara restaurants employed 350 people before the pandemic took hold and darkened dining rooms across California. Now, with the state’s economy officially reopened, about...
French Chef Seeks $1.9M from Allianz for Biz Income Losses During COVID Lockdowns
Jun 17 2021 // A French Michelin three-star chef is asking Allianz SE for 1.6 million euros ($1.9 million) in insurance claims for losses suffered by his restaurants during the country’s lockdowns, a person familiar with the matter...
AXA Offers €300M to Settle COVID-19-Related BI Claims for French Restaurant Owners
Jun 10 2021 // AXA has offered a settlement to 15,000 French restaurant owners that purchased non-damage business interruption insurance after previously denying coverage during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns. AXA estimates the cost of...
Declarations
Jun 7 2021 // Consistency Needed “It’s not whether or not a plant cares about their employees. … There is a need for consistency.” — Sen. Tony Vargas, of Omaha, who sponsored a bill rejected by Nebraska...
Pennsylvania Drops Legal Action Against Restaurants Over Pandemic
May 28 2021 // The Pennsylvania Department of Health has dropped its legal action against more than 40 restaurants that were accused of defying state orders to close indoor dining and maintain social-distancing protocols. The Health...
Penn. Court Says Tavern Entitled to Business Income Coverage for COVID-19 Losses
May 27 2021 // An insurer could have to pay for a Pennsylvania tavern’s business interruption losses after it shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic because of a two-letter word in its policy. The Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas...
California Restaurants Expect Rebound That Will Take Years
May 20 2021 // Nearly a third of California’s restaurants permanently closed and two-thirds of workers at least temporarily lost their jobs as the pandemic set in more than a year ago and Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed the...
Restaurant Deck Collapse in Tennessee Injures 11
May 5 2021 // Eleven people were injured when a deck collapsed during a birthday party at a Tennessee restaurant, authorities said. About 40 people were on the deck at Zois Harbor Lights Restaurant in Soddy-Daisy on Saturday and fell...
