4 ways to bring DEI into your internal communications

Communicating with thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of frontline workers can be challenging. Fractured communications and an overall lack of belonging…

Tax Law Shifts In Quebec: A Guide For Bars And Restaurants

This guide will empower you to navigate Quebec’s Web-SRM and new tax law for Canadian bars and restaurants with confidence.

How a McDonald’s Franchisee Reduced Employee Turnover and Doubled the Size of Their Staff

You can either blame the economy and hope the situation gets better or overcome your challenges by making a simple change to your hiring process. Watch as we…

3 Steps to Level Up Your 2023 People Strategy

Join HourWork, the proven HR platform trusted by 10,000-plus quick service restaurants across the US, for their 2023 People Planning Webinar.

Fast food workers protest effort to repeal labor council in California

November 16, 2022

Fast food employees in Sacramento and other California regions are protesting big brand QSR efforts to repeal a law creating a state-run labor council that…

NRA lobbies lawmakers on industry priorities for pending legislation

May 2, 2022

The National Restaurant Association is asking congressional leaders to ensure the restaurant industry is being considered as lawmakers continue crafting bills…

NRA urges support of SMB COVID funding bill

April 6, 2022

The National Restaurant Association is urging support of a $48 billion dollar small business COVID-19 funding bill, called S.4008 – Small Business COVID Relief…

Tennessee lawmakers drop proposed beverage tax

March 7, 2022

The Tennessee House of Representatives has withdrawn a bill to levy a 5-cent tax on non-alcoholic carbonated beverage containers, thanks to lobbying by the…

Digital Record Keeping for Restaurants – Employee Vaccination History May Be Required

In Canada, more and more companies and local governments are implementing required vaccination status for their employees. As an employer, it is your duty to…

Masks 'not optional' for restaurant workers

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Although Americans all over the country are ditching their masks, restaurant employees can't throw them out any time soon.

Brown Bag Seafood paying employees for 'lost hours'

March 17, 2020

Brown Bag Seafood, a seven-unit chain based in Chicago, is ensuring that all of its employees take home paychecks over during the two-week shutdown of Illinois…

DoorDash files draft IPO registration with SEC

February 27, 2020

DoorDash has announced a confidential submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering. 

5 ways training can help restaurants prevent sexual harassment

Implementing regular, interactive training that’s customized for restaurant operators can help move the conversation from awareness to action to prevention.

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NYC Chipotle store employees go on strike citing labor infractions

September 25, 2019

Employees at a New York City-based Chipotle Mexican Grille hit the strike line Tuesday claiming labor law infractions.

Grubhub announces policy changes following fracas over ordering fees

August 2, 2019

Restaurant delivery platform Grubhub and its Seamless unit, following a recent controversy over how the companies have handled fees, have announced a series of…

Grubhub calls Schumer's 'fake fee' accusations 'flagrantly inaccurate'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

July 15, 2019

Grubhub isn't backing down from New York Sen. Chuck Schumer's accusations that it has been charging delivery fees to New York restaurants for orders that…

Webinar registration open: 'How to be FDA Calorie Compliant and Still Create Killer Menu Boards'

April 21, 2016

Jessica Osborne, senior brand marketing manager of McAlister's Deli, Chuck Gehman, VP of product management, and Bill Gilmore, creative content director, both…

4 things you don't know about the ACA (but should)

The employer shared responsibility rules under the Affordable Care Act (sometimes called "pay or play") is just one more area that is moving so fast that many…

Customers will ultimately pay the price from wage increase, says Sonic chief

April 1, 2016

The higher minimum wage will likely be paid for through menu pricing in order to keep franchises profitable, says CEO Clifford Hudson.

California green-lights $15 minimum wage

March 31, 2016

California lawmakers are signing off on a bill to boost the state'’s minimum wage to $15 within six years.