Labor and Policy: Page 4
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New York becomes first state to mandate paid time off for prenatal care
Beginning in 2025, pregnant employees will be eligible for 20 hours of leave, separate from the state’s paid family and medical leave.
By Emilie Shumway • May 1, 2024 -
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Chicken tender chain Sticky’s Finger Joint files for Chapter 11
Low foot traffic in Manhattan, exacerbated by high prices for chicken and potatoes, left 12-unit Sticky’s in a weak position.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • April 26, 2024 -
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Chipotle makes order fulfillment, not fancier tech, its top CX focus
Faster order speed is “one of those things that cascades into everything being a lot better,” CEO Brian Niccol said.
By Bryan Wassel • April 25, 2024 -
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Starbucks unionization effortsStarbucks meets 150 workers at the bargaining table in Atlanta
While the company still plans store-by-store contract ratification, it is discussing issues impacting all employees with a bargaining committee of union members.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • April 24, 2024 -
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Study: Chipotle, Starbucks have highest burnout among major restaurants
Chipotle, which recently added new worker benefits to attract hires, had the second-highest burnout rating of any company in the study, surpassed only by Progressive.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • April 24, 2024 -
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DOL will raise overtime salary threshold to $44K in July, $59K next year
The final rule expands overtime pay eligibility to millions of U.S. workers, the department said.
By Ryan Golden • April 23, 2024 -
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Starbucks argues before Supreme Court to weaken NLRB’s power
The coffee titan wants courts to use stricter standards when evaluating injunctions in unfair labor practice cases.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • April 23, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Instant FinancialBreaking it down: Why Gen Z demands pay optionality
Generation Z demands more flexibility in how they’re paid. Employers need to be ready to embrace these new expectations with options for how employees can be paid.
April 22, 2024 -
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Chipotle agrees to nearly $3M settlement over alleged paid leave and scheduling violations in Seattle
The settlement is the largest since the Secure Scheduling Ordinance went into effect in July 2017, the Seattle Office of Labor Standards said.
By Ginger Christ • April 18, 2024 -
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Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers franchisee must pay $119K for child labor violations
The operator of seven Alabama Freddy’s locations employed 149 children under 16 years old to work longer hours than permitted by law.
By Julie Littman • April 18, 2024 -
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Bojangles to enter Los Angeles market in 2025
California’s recent wage hike hasn’t stopped the chicken chain from committing to open 30 units in the Golden State, continuing its national expansion.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • April 16, 2024 -
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McDonald’s brought back bagels. Are CA wages the cause?
Leadership said the Golden State’s $20 wage law could help the chain take share from competitors. The bagel sandwich’s return may be part of that effort.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne , Julie Littman • April 12, 2024 -
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Senate kills joint employer rule, setting up veto battle
With a presidential veto likely and federal courts considering the rule, the fate of the National Labor Relations Board’s joint employer standard is tenuous.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • April 11, 2024 -
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Transgender Chick-fil-A worker’s sexual harassment case may go to trial
The franchise owner unsuccessfully argued the worker couldn’t be subjected to sexual harassment by her co-workers because she is heterosexual.
By Ginger Christ • April 4, 2024 -
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DeSantis signs Florida delivery bill pre-empting local delivery regulations
The law, backed by Uber and DoorDash, requires delivery firms to delist restaurants that request to be removed and will prevent local governments from passing regulations impacting third-party delivery.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • April 3, 2024 -
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SEIU, allies say $20 fast food wage should have minimal impact on employment
Organized labor, workers and economists supporting the $20 wage say major brands can absorb increased costs without resorting to price shocks, and that the wage’s impacts are likely exaggerated.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Updated April 2, 2024 -
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Dave’s Hot Chicken tests kiosks, bigger drinks in face of $20 CA wage
The fast-growing chain is raising prices 9% and testing tech that it says boosts check but doesn’t cut labor costs.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • April 1, 2024 -
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How Corner Bakery grew AUV by $200K in 6 months
Under SSCP Capital’s ownership, the cafe chain seems to be turning a corner using new training, customer feedback tools and dayparts.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • March 25, 2024 -
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Subway faces $50M suit for sexual abuse at franchisee
The suit claims Subway’s restaurant inspections and other forms of control over operations make it a joint employer with franchisee GRB Investments.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • March 21, 2024 -
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Presto lays off 18% of staff 4 months after most recent cuts
Following a pivot away from its tablet business to drive-thru artificial intelligence, the company eliminated 24 corporate roles.
By Julie Littman • March 19, 2024 -
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Minimum-wage delivery drivers must be 100% reimbursed for using their own vehicles, 6th Cir. says
The court didn’t say how employers should calculate these reimbursements, but it warned that underpayment may cut into a driver’s minimum wage and violate the FLSA.
By Laurel Kalser • March 18, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Instant FinancialEmpowering employees: The transformative impact of pay optionality
Employee pay flexibility: paying your staff how they want, when they want and where they want.
March 18, 2024 -
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Texas judge vacates joint employer rule
The rule, which was set to go into effect Monday, would have lowered the bar for joint employer status.
By Emilie Shumway • Updated March 11, 2024 -
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DC bill mandates study of delivery worker conditions, pay
As part of the restaurant rules package that passed in the District this week, the city council requires aggregators and restaurants to agree that delivery workers are allowed to use restaurant bathrooms.
By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • March 8, 2024 -
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Subway franchisees pay $218K for allegedly pocketing employees’ tips
A DOL investigation found managers and owners illegally participated in employee tip pools and manually adjusted hours to avoid paying overtime.
By Ginger Christ • March 8, 2024
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