legislation

Working Thanksgiving? Proposed California bill would offer double wages

Dec. 01, 2014

Californians working through the holidays could get heftier paychecks under legislation that would mandate double pay for Thanksgiving and Christmas shifts.

St. Charles to begin regulating BYOB restaurants

Jan. 26, 2015

Places that don’t have a liquor license would be required to obtain a permit before allowing patrons to bring their own wine or beer.

NY raises servers’ base wages to $7.50 an hour

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 25, 2015

New York City restaurants could pay a dollar more, and state labor officials left open the possibility of eliminating the tip credit altogether.

Ore. sets highest state wage in the nation

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 03, 2016

Restaurants and other employers will face the challenge of meeting different minimums in different areas.

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 07, 2014

The biggest danger of neck injuries this week came from surprising tech developments, but new service initiatives dropped some jaws, too.

Panera Bread CEO: Don't bring your guns into our restaurants

Sep. 09, 2014

Instead of setting a policy of no guns in stores, the bakery chain’s CEO requests that customers leave their firearms at home, citing the distraction from “Panera warmth.”

S.F. mayor announces minimum wage hike to $11.05 an hour

Nov. 03, 2014

Mayor Ed Lee raised the wage by just under 3 percent to meet the law’s cost-of-living-adjustment stipulation.

5 stocks that may be affected by FDA's new labeling regulations

Dec. 01, 2014

Investors are analyzing how the required disclosure of calories might affect the sales of some publicly owned restaurant companies. Here are five operators that are under scrutiny.

Senate leaders resurrect a bill to curb the NLRB

Jan. 30, 2015

The measure from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Labor Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander aims to “restore balance and bipartisanship,” McConnell says.

San Jose City Council backs Leno effort to raise state minimum wage

Mar. 12, 2015

San Jose has become the first city to call for a statewide rise in the hourly pay floor. Municipalities want the state to do the heavy lifting, leaving them to seek smaller raises on a local basis.

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