Labor and Policy: Page 9

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    Judge grants temporary injunction against NYC delivery driver pay rule

    The wage rule requires delivery firms to pay workers $19.96 an hour by 2025, the latest development in regulatory battles between aggregators and the city.

    By • Updated July 10, 2023
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    DoorDash adds hourly pay option for drivers

    The company’s driver app also includes the ability for couriers to complete an order that will take them to their designated delivery areas. 

    By • June 28, 2023
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    Nextbite faces class-action lawsuit over May layoffs

    A worker, whose maternity leave ended two months early, alleges that the virtual brand platform failed to provide notice to laid off employees as required by federal law.

    By • June 27, 2023
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    Starbucks union plans largest strike yet over Pride decorations

    Roughly 3,000 workers at 150-plus Starbucks cafes could strike over the next week following disputes over LGBTQ Pride decorations at some stores. 

    By • June 23, 2023
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    Some Starbucks cafes have removed Pride decor. Corporate says it hasn’t banned the practice.

    Confusion over Pride decoration policy has sparked tension between Starbucks and its union, as major brands like Target and Anheuser-Busch InBev face threats for their pro-LGBTQ marketing.

    By • June 16, 2023
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    Judge adds $2.7M to jury award in Starbucks race discrimination case

    The White plaintiff, a former regional director, alleged her race played a role in her firing after the company sought to mitigate damage following a 2018 racial profiling incident.

    By Emilie Shumway • Updated Aug. 17, 2023
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    Olo cuts 11% of workforce as losses mount

    Following layoffs impacting 81 workers, former Yahoo executive Joanna Lambert will join Olo as its COO July 5 to help with the company’s strategic reorganization. 

    By • June 14, 2023
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    Potbelly hires HR, franchising executives

    Lynette McKee will support Potbelly’s transition to a majority franchise system as SVP of franchising, and Patrick Walsh will work as chief people officer. 

    By • June 12, 2023
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    Grubhub cuts 15% of staff

    The layoffs come six months after rival DoorDash eliminated 1,250 positions, and follow rising operating and staffing costs, CEO Howard Migdal said.

    By • June 12, 2023
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    New York City will raise delivery wages to $19.96 in 2025

    This sizable raise for the Big Apple’s couriers follows industry opposition, and is $4 less per hour than the city’s first proposed delivery wage floor.

    By • June 12, 2023
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    Q&A

    Why immigration, tip credit are key political priorities for the NRA

    In the second part of this Q&A, Sean Kennedy, the National Restaurant Association’s EVP of public affairs, talks about labor goals beyond stopping the FAST Recovery Act.

    By • June 5, 2023
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    NRA wants to stop California’s FAST Recovery Act, draw new workers to industry

    As the political battle over restaurant labor heats up, Sean Kennedy, EVP of public affairs at the National Restaurant Association, discusses the biggest challenges facing the industry.

    By • June 1, 2023
  • McDonald’s employee Nidia Torres speaks at a rally of fast food workers and supporters for passage of AB 257, a fast-food worker health and safety bill, on April 16, 2021
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    California State Assembly passes franchisor-franchisee joint liability bill

    The Fast Food Franchisor Responsibility Act (AB 1228) now heads to the state senate, which has until Sept. 14 to consider it.

    By • June 1, 2023
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    4 restaurant industry predictions from the NRA Show

    Ghost kitchens, immigration policy, managerial automation and catering could help shape the future of the industry, experts said at the National Restaurant Association Show.

    By • May 31, 2023
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    Young female employees harassed at multiple San Diego restaurant locations, EEOC alleges

    A suit filed on May 17 involves nine locations of Swami’s Café and Honey’s Bistro.

    By Caroline Colvin • May 24, 2023
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    Cooking up automation: 4 labor-saving tech solutions at the NRA Show

    From a hand scanner that detects contaminates to a robot arm that can fry, salt and package food, technology is transforming the back of house.

    By • May 23, 2023
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    Beyond Meat sued by investors who claim they were misled

    According to the litigation, the plant-based meat company and its leaders provided an overly optimistic outlook about its growth prospects, causing investors to lose money while a former executive sold his own stock.

    By Megan Poinski • May 15, 2023
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    Starbucks union faces 3 decertification petitions in New York

    The petitions are unlikely to result in elections to remove the union from the stores, but Starbucks’ hardball tactics may be working. 

    By • Updated May 12, 2023
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    DOL says it discovered 10-year-olds working at Louisville McDonald’s

    “We are seeing an increase in federal child labor violations,” a DOL district director said.

    By Emilie Shumway • May 4, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Why delivery robots face a regulatory ‘nightmare’

    Laws for sidewalk-roaming bots have taken hold across states. But variances in each bill complicate the industry's expansion plans.

    By Max Garland • May 3, 2023
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    Q&A

    How the biggest private sector union wants to transform the restaurant workforce

    SEIU President Mary Kay Henry outlines strategies to kickstart a national fast food union and reform labor law.

    By • May 1, 2023
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    Ben & Jerry’s recognizes scoopers’ union following card check

    The ice cream chain may be the first national brand to sign a set of principles that have formed a core demand in other campaigns, including Starbucks Workers United.

    By • Updated June 1, 2023
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    Wendy’s says franchise recruitment initiative is helping it meet D&I goals

    The news comes just two years after Wendy’s announced the hire of its first vice president and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.

    By Ryan Golden • April 28, 2023
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    Grubhub will offer monthly e-bike credits to 500 NYC delivery workers

    Grubhub and e-bike rental platform JOCO say their joint bike rental credit program could improve fire safety in the Big Apple, where 11 people have died in e-bike battery-related fires in 16 months.

    By • April 27, 2023
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    Inspire Brands hires new HR chief

    Natalie Rothman, Inspire’s incoming chief people officer, has led the HR efforts of large employers including Advance Autoparts and PepsiCo global foodservice.

    By • April 27, 2023