Labor and Policy: Page 33
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Olive Garden parent adds paid sick leave amid coronavirus concerns
Darden's permanent benefit grants 180,000 employees an hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, and new employees will be able to use accrued sick leave after 90 days on the job.
By Julie Littman • March 10, 2020 -
Chipotle to expand paid parental leave, test unlimited PTO
The restaurant chain has been expanding its benefit offerings over the past year, but it has faced scrutiny at the state and local level.
By Aman Kidwai • March 6, 2020 -
Starbucks predicts coronavirus will gut Q2 comp store sales in China by 50%
Starbucks China's comparable stores sales fell 78% in February, a direct result of temporary store closures due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
By Emma Liem Beckett • March 6, 2020 -
NYC Chipotle worker gets job back in sick leave settlement
The employee will also receive $2,500 in restitution, and Chipotle will remove disciplinary marks on her record for using paid sick leave offered under New York City law.
By Lisa Burden • March 4, 2020 -
Union: Workers at airport Starbucks locations face racial pay gap, LGBTQ discrimination
Starbucks has attempted to make strides to improve equity among its employees, but airport employees are not employed by the coffee chain itself.
By Ryan Golden • March 4, 2020 -
Union Square Hospitality Group walks back arbitration agreement mandate
The staff contract, which would bar employees from filing class action lawsuits against the restaurant company, was dropped when rumors of a planned protest of the policy arose.
By Lauren Manning • Feb. 26, 2020 -
NLRB finalizes ruling that reduces joint employer liability for franchisers
Restaurants will now only be considered a joint employer of an operator's employees if they have direct control over workers' essential terms of employment, including wages, benefits and work hours.
By Emma Liem Beckett • Feb. 25, 2020 -
McDonald's faces more racial discrimination accusations
A group of current and former McDonald’s franchisees has retained a law firm to investigate the chain, just a month after a racial discrimination lawsuit was filed by two senior company execs.
By Alicia Kelso • Feb. 24, 2020 -
Wendy's pays $400K to settle Massachusetts child labor charges
Several of the nation's biggest restaurant chains, including Chipotle and Qdoba, have been charged with violating Massachusetts' child labor laws.
By Lisa Burden • Feb. 21, 2020 -
Burgerim drama mounts as WA, MD revoke franchise registration
Franchisees of the beleaguered burger chain, once considered one of the hottest and fastest growing brands, face additional challenges as states revoke the franchisor's right to sell licenses.
By Alicia Kelso • Feb. 13, 2020 -
Proposed CA bill would require food delivery apps to share customer data with restaurants
The bill will be amended to require delivery apps to gain agreement from restaurants before listing them on their platform, Lorena Gonzalez's office told Restaurant Dive, echoing proposed Rhode Island legislation.
By Julie Littman • Updated Feb. 20, 2020 -
Proposed RI bill would fine delivery providers for listing non-partnered restaurants
Companies would be penalized $1,000 each day a violation occurs, and any merchant could bring action in superior court to recover actual damages or up to $5,000.
By Julie Littman • Updated Feb. 12, 2020 -
Chipotle to pay more than $1M to settle Massachusetts child labor violations
The news comes just months after a competitor faced child labor law violations in the same state.
By Ryan Golden • Jan. 28, 2020 -
New York City bans cashless stores
New York City is now the largest city in the U.S. to ban cash-free stores, joining Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Jersey.
By Julie Littman • Jan. 24, 2020 -
McDonald's app connects workers to education benefits, growth opportunities
The mobile application may touch on a few trends: employer branding, talent pathways and retention.
By Katie Clarey • Jan. 22, 2020 -
Indiana McDonald's workers can learn on the job via 'crosswalk credits'
Three hundred of the restaurants will partner with Ivy Tech Community College to help employees advance their education.
By Katie Clarey • Jan. 14, 2020 -
DOL narrows 'joint employer' definition in final rule
The new standard is effective March 16 and looks to reduce questions of responsibility that sparked recent lawsuits against restaurant chains for their franchisees' wage and scheduling violations.
By Emma Liem Beckett • Jan. 13, 2020 -
Only 34% of operators 'very confident' they can identify food safety concerns
Comparatively, in 2018, 50% of operators felt they could identify food safety risks before they became an issue, according to a study from Zenput and Technomic.
By Alicia Kelso • Jan. 9, 2020 -
Judge denies Uber, Postmates injunction in AB-5 case
U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee said the law doesn't target app-based businesses, as the two companies argued, and doesn't violate the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.
By Jennifer Carsen , Emma Liem Beckett • Updated Feb. 11, 2020 -
Starbucks to pay NYC employees $176K over sick leave violations
The coffee chain also agreed to provide informational posters about its sick leave policy inside all city stores, provide plain language information on its policy and follow up with the city in six months.
By Julie Littman • Dec. 20, 2019 -
McDonald's lands major labor win in 2-1 ruling
The National Labor Relations Board absolved McDonald's as a joint employer from responsibility for labor violations brought forward in 2012 by Fight for $15 and other labor groups.
By Emma Liem Beckett • Dec. 12, 2019 -
Flynn Restaurant Group adopts instant pay across its 1,200 restaurants
The franchise operator has expanded its partnership with DailyPay to improve employee turnover.
By Lauren Manning • Dec. 5, 2019 -
Chipotle agrees to $95K payout in sexual harassment suit
A former employee claims he was locked in a walk-in freezer for reporting a sexual harassment incident, adding to a slew of sexual harassment lawsuits hitting the QSR space.
By Alicia Kelso • Dec. 4, 2019 -
On the Border settles race claim for $100K and a letter from its chief people officer
EEOC alleged the employer failed to act when employees at the restaurant repeatedly subjected a co-worker to racial slurs.
By Lisa Burden • Dec. 4, 2019 -
California McDonald's workers win $26M settlement over wage theft
The agreement ends seven years of litigation over pay and hour violations at corporate stores, but this isn't the only class action lawsuit involving the chain.
By Julie Littman • Nov. 25, 2019