Latest Restaurant Headlines
All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sick Restaurant Workers Linked to 4 in 10 Food Illness Outbreaks
Jun 1 2023 // Sick restaurant and food-store workers were linked to four in 10 US foodborne disease outbreaks in recent years, yet few establishments had comprehensive policies in place to prevent contamination, a government analysis...
Frequency Declines But Lost Time Claims Costs Rise in Restaurant Workers’ Comp: Marsh
May 22 2023 // A shortage of workers in the restaurant industry is leading to more expensive and complex claims in workers’ compensation even as claim frequency declines, according to a recent report and webinar. Marsh recently...
McDonald’s Kentucky Franchises Fined for Working 10-year-olds at Restaurants
May 5 2023 // Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little...
Court Throws out Berkeley, California’s Ban on Natural Gas
Apr 26 2023 // A federal appeals court overturned Berkeley, California’s first-in-the-nation ban on natural gas in new construction, agreeing with restaurant owners who argued the city bypassed federal energy regulations when it...
Restaurants Affected by Ransomware Attack on Payment System Firm NCR
Apr 18 2023 // Atlanta-based NCR Corp., one of the largest makers of payment systems, self-checkout technology and ATMs, said it had been targeted this week by a ransomware attack, affecting some customer restaurants. An NCR data center...
South Carolina Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Uninsured Motorists, Liquor Liability
Mar 30 2023 // The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday handed down three opinions that resolve two questions about insurance law. One decision will probably disappoint auto insurers; another will please carriers in the liquor...
Landlords and Their Tenant’s Liquor Liability
Mar 20 2023 // A landlord decides to lease a space in a retail strip center to a sports bar. The landlord’s commercial real estate representative sends the lease to the new prospective tenant to sign — it is a standard...
Restaurants Serve Up New Ways To Operate
Mar 20 2023 // The restaurant and bar industry continues to serve up new ways to deliver their goods and services following the turbulent times experienced throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. While the most troublesome times have subsided,...
A Variety of Risk Exposures Exist at Marinas Big and Small
Mar 20 2023 // Marinas are places where people interact with boats. Maybe that’s not earth-shattering to you but consider all that it means to operate a marina and all of the different ways that risk is present at a marina. Marinas...
Judge Blocks Forced Arbitration of Diners’ Pricing Claims Against Meal Delivery Firms
Mar 17 2023 // A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday said Grubhub, Uber Eats and Postmates cannot force diners who have used their platforms into binding arbitration over claims they conspired to drive up prices for restaurant meals...
The Infrastructure Crisis: As Business Losses Mount, New Demand for Utility Coverage?
Feb 6 2023 // When aging water pumps in Jackson, Mississippi, were shut down by floodwaters last August, knocking out water service to most of the city, companies that depend on clean water saw many of their customers and their revenue...
5th Circuit Rejects La. Restaurant’s COVID-19 Business-Interruption Claim
Jan 11 2023 // The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday against a New Orleans restaurant’s claim for business interruption losses after the restaurant could not prove direct and sole cause by an accidental contamination of...
The Infrastructure Crisis: As Business Losses Mount, New Demand for Utility Coverage?
Jan 11 2023 // When aging water pumps in Jackson, Mississippi, were shut down by floodwaters last August, knocking out water service to most of the city, companies that depend on clean water saw many of their customers and their revenue...
SUV Crashes Into New York City Restaurant, Injures 22
Jan 5 2023 // A hit-and-run driver rear-ended a sport utility vehicle and sent it crashing into a New York City restaurant, injuring 22 people, police said Tuesday. The crash happened at about 9 p.m. Monday in upper Manhattan, a police...
AmTrust: Mental Stress, Other Restaurant Injuries Up Since COVID
Dec 8 2022 // According to a new report by AmTrust Financial Services, while overall restaurant injuries are down, specific injuries, including crushing, fainting, inflammation, strains and mental stress, are up significantly compared...
Hazard Assessments Lag at Restaurant Companies: Marsh
Dec 5 2022 // Formal hazard assessments at restaurants are key in reducing worker injuries and insurance claims. In recent years, however, a sizeable number of companies have not conducted the required inspections, according to a recent...
State Court Splits on COVID Coverage: Yes on Dentist, No on Tavern
Dec 1 2022 // A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled Wednesday that a dental practice was entitled to coverage for income lost because of the state’s COVID-19 shutdown, but a tavern was not. Policy language made all the difference...
Hazard Assessments Lag at Restaurant Companies: Marsh
Nov 28 2022 // Formal hazard assessments at restaurants are key in reducing worker injuries and insurance claims. In recent years, however, a sizeable number of companies have not conducted the required inspections. According to a Marsh...
‘Stronger Than the Surge:’ Florida Businesses, Residents Rebuilding after Ian
Nov 21 2022 // For Sara Lee Brinks, Ian was the first hurricane she’s ever experienced. Originally from Michigan, the owner of Pine Island’s Frozen Flip Flop said that at first, she wasn’t worried about Ian, but it...
Restaurants Facing New Challenges These Days: Getting More From Insurance Coverage
Sep 15 2022 // If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that anything can happen. There are dozens of unforeseen possibilities that could leave your business financially liable or could otherwise discourage guests from...
