Latest Restaurant Headlines
All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma Places New Restrictions on Bars, Restaurants Amid Virus Surge
Nov 17 2020 // Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced new restrictions on bars and restaurants and plans to require mask wearing inside state buildings, the first state restrictions imposed since the economy reopened in May, as...
McDonald’s Plans Safety Checks of All Restaurants as COVID Cases Surge
Nov 16 2020 // McDonald’s Corp. will inspect all its U.S. restaurants to ensure compliance with safety standards as coronavirus cases surge again and “COVID fatigue” sets in, according to an internal note seen by...
Louisiana Court Schedules Trial on First Coronavirus Business Interruption Lawsuit
Nov 12 2020 // A trial will begin Monday in what is thought to be the first lawsuit to be filed against an insurer for denying coverage for business-interruption losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders. Judge Paulette R. Irons ruled...
Declarations
Nov 2 2020 // Harassment and Retaliation “Retaliation takes all different forms. … Losing your job, losing shifts, losing pay — or if you’ve already lost your job, you can’t find another job in that...
N.C. Judge First to Favor Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit
Nov 2 2020 // A judge in Durham County, N.C., has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit. Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson Jr....
Argo Checking Out of Grocery, Restaurant and Other Retail Insurance Lines
Oct 30 2020 // Specialty insurer and reinsurer Argo Group International is exiting the grocery and retail lines of business, which include providing general liability and self-insured retention risk management programs for grocery...
Pennsylvania Judge Allows COVID Business Loss Suit Against Lloyd’s to Advance
Oct 30 2020 // Lloyd’s of London lost its initial bid to squelch a coronavirus business interruption lawsuit brought by a Philadelphia bar and restaurant. Judge Gary S. Glazer of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia turned...
Insurer to Appeal Restaurants’ Win in North Carolina COVID Business Interruption Case
Oct 23 2020 // A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit. Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson...
Judge in North Carolina Favors Policyholders in COVID-19 Closure Lawsuit
Oct 23 2020 // A judge in Durham County, North Carolina has handed down what may be the nation’s first dispositive ruling in favor of policyholders in a COVID-19 business-interruption lawsuit. Superior Court Judge Orlando F. Hudson...
Wisconsin’s Tavern League Sues Over Bar, Restaurant Limits
Oct 16 2020 // The Tavern League of Wisconsin has sued Gov. Tony Evers’ administration over new limits on bar and restaurant capacity. The lawsuit by the powerful lobbying group, filed in Sawyer County, seeks to immediately block...
Ohio Restaurant Group to Pay $75K to Settle Sex Harassment Suit
Oct 14 2020 // A Cincinnati, Ohio-area restaurant group will pay $75,000 to a former employee and implement other relief to settle a federal lawsuit alleging sexual harassment. According to the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
U.S. Dept. of Labor Orders Tennessee Restaurant Chain to Pay $563K in Back Wages
Oct 13 2020 // A small Tennessee restaurant chain has been ordered to pay $563,350 in back wages to 120 employees after the U.S. Department of Labor found it violated minimum wage and overtime rules. Don Pancho Mexican Restaurant kept a...
Exiting Insurers, Premium Hikes Frustrate Canada’s Struggling Hospitality Industry
Oct 8 2020 // Canadian hospitality businesses, already reeling from the downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic, are facing yet another existential threat as insurance companies spike premiums or exit the space, citing losses and...
Restaurant Owners Sue W.Va. Governor Over Coronavirus Bar Closures
Sep 28 2020 // The owners of 12 restaurants and bars sued the governor of West Virginia on Wednesday for indefinitely closing establishments in student-heavy Monongalia County due to the coronavirus. Gov. Jim Justice ordered bars closed...
Florida Gov Lifts Virus Restrictions On All Businesses
Sep 28 2020 // Gov. Ron DeSantis lifted all restrictions on restaurants and other businesses in Florida on Friday, and banned local fines against people who refuse to wear masks as he seeks to reopen the state’s economy despite the...
Arch Forms Underwriting Partnership with ProHost for Restaurant Industry Program
Sep 25 2020 // Arch Insurance has formed an underwriting partnership with ProHost USA, a Minneapolis-based insurance program administrator providing specialty packages to the restaurant industry. ProHost USA is part of Distinguished...
About Half of Bars, Restaurants Complying with Minnesota COVID-19 Rules
Sep 11 2020 // State and local inspections of dozens of bars and restaurants for compliance to coronavirus requirements found about half were following the rules in Minnesota. Inspections were done at 167 establishments outside the Twin...
Governor Cuomo Clears Way for Indoor Dining to Resume in New York City
Sep 11 2020 // New York City restaurants can resume indoor dining on Sept. 30 at 25% capacity with temperature checks for customers and other restrictions, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Cuomo said all customers will undergo...
Defendants in Separate COVID-19 Business Interruption Suits Score Wins in Texas Courts
Sep 7 2020 // Rulings in two lawsuits originating in Texas over business income losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic were handed down in August in favor of insurance firms. In one, an insurance agency was added to a restaurant...
Man Found Dead After Fire in Pennsylvania Tavern
Sep 4 2020 // A man was found dead after a predawn fire in a western Pennsylvania tavern, authorities said. Fire crews were called just before 6 a.m. Wednesday to Walat’s atop Laurel Hill Summit in Somerset County’s Jenner...
