Archives: Restaurants

Predictable Schedules – A Right, Not a Privilege, in NYC Fast Food and Retail Industries

Earlier this year, New York City signed into law the “Fair Work Week” legislative package, which aspires to ensure more predictable schedules and paychecks for fast food and retail workers by setting restrictions on how and when their employers can schedule them for work. Those restrictions take effect on November 26th, which will be here … Continue Reading

New Seattle Ordinance Restricts Scheduling Practices

By Julie Kwun on September 27, 2016 Posted in Restaurants, Retail, Wage and Hour

Many of us are familiar with the lyrics of Dolly Parton: “Workin’ 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin’…” A predictable work schedule, however, is not so universal in the retail and food services businesses. For many employers in these industries, work schedules are often issued on short notice as a result … Continue Reading

NLRB to McDonald’s: Not Lovin’ It

By Ellen Shadur Gross on July 31, 2014 Posted in Hospitality Industry, NLRB, Restaurants, Retail

In a breathtaking announcement issued on July 29, 2014, the Office of the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board has authorized the issuance of complaints against McDonald’s USC, LLC in at least 43 unfair labor practice charge proceedings where the legal employer is not McDonald’s but a McDonald’s franchisee. The pending unfair labor … Continue Reading

Serving Up Trouble: IRS Ruling on Automatic Tips

By Amy J. Traub and Laura Scully on September 18, 2013 Posted in Hospitality Industry, IRS, Restaurants, Service Charges

Restaurants and other employers in the hospitality industry are reminded that, as of January 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will expect businesses to comply fully with its Revenue Ruling 2012-18. Among other things, this Ruling distinguishes between “tips” and “service charges.” This distinction is key, as the IRS only considers the latter wages, and … Continue Reading