The Working Lunch
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This weekly podcast comes from Align Public Strategies, a full-service public affairs and creative firm that helps corporate brands, governments and nonprofits navigate the outside world and inform their internal decision-making. #WorkingLunch #Align
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Episode 378: Restaurateur or Recyclers? Operators Facing Increasing Responsibility For The Waste Produced In Their Businesses.
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Episode 377: Tip Credit Repeal in DC. $30/hr Wages in LA. Major Metros Take Center Stage In Minimum Wage Wars
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Episode 376: Big Beautiful Bill Threatens Industry Food Donation Programs
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Episode 375: Can Retailers Issuing Their Own Stablecoins Threaten the Visa & Mastercard Duopoly?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Episode 374: To Raid or Not To Raid? Recent Immigration Directives Confusing Operators
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Episode 373: Really? A Republican Senator Introduces $15/hr Minimum Wage Legislation?
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Episode 372: The Future of Food Policy and the Restaurant Industry
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Episode 371: Navigating the Tax Bill and What it Means for Restaurants
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode 370: MAGA Trade Associations? The Trump Team Takes On Traditional Norms Of Lobbying
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode 369: Big Beautiful Tax Bill Has a Full Menu Offering for Operators
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Episode 368: One Fair Wage Throws A Hail Mary in New Jersey
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 367: Supreme Court Leaves NLRB Without A Quorum - For Now
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Episode 366: Chairman Chat: Talking Tariffs With Fat Brands’ Andy Wiederhorn
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Episode 365: Mountain MAHA: West Virginia First to Embrace RFK.Jr.’s Food Agenda
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Episode 364: Independent Restaurant Coalition Agenda for 2025
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Episode 363: Industry Takes On Visa & Mastercard Over Interchange Fees
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Episode 362: Some Major Brands Make Trump’s Target List Over DEI
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Episode 361: What Immigration Compliance Looks Like In The New Normal
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Episode 360: Industry Navigates Tariff Chaos
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Episode 359: Mayhem At The NLRB & The EEOC
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Episode 358: Industry Prepares For Trump’s Immigration Roundup
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Episode 357: Starbucks Bathroom Policy Once Again Changing With the Times
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Episode 356: SEIU Comes Back Into the AFL-CIO Fold
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Episode 355: Starbucks Workers United Plays The Strike Card
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Episode 354: Biden’s NLRB Getting Run Out Of Town
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Episode 353: Labor Secretary Nominee Well-Known By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Episode 352: Is Trump’s Nominee For Labor Secretary Actually Pro-Union?
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 351: RFK, Jr. Taking Dead Aim At The Food Industry
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 350: He’s Baaaaack. What The Industry Can Expect in Trump 2.0
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Episode 349: Election Preview Pod
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Episode 348: Donald Trump As Fry Cook? The Former President Ups The Ante At A Pennsylvania McDonalds
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode 347: One Fair Wage Gets “Wicked” Blindsided by Massachusetts Governor
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Episode 346: One Month Until Election Day
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Episode 345: Industry Goes Toe To Toe With One Fair Wage In House Hearing
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Episode 344: Vice President Harris and One Fair Wage Continue Their Cozy Relationshi
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Episode 343: 80 /20 Rule Gets 86’d
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode 342: Credit Card Companies Panicking Over Industry Progress At The State Level
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Episode 341: What Does Brian Niccol Going To Starbucks Mean For The Largest Unionization Campaign?
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Episode 340: A Comprehensive Look at Taxation of Tips, Corporate Tax Legislation, and More
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Episode 339: Election Interrupted. What The New Election Environment Counld Mean For Operators
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Episode 338: Republican National Convention Has Strong Anti-Corporate VIbe
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Episode 337: RNC adopts “No Taxes on Tips” As Part Of Its Official Platform
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Episode 336: Republicans Double Down on Trump’s “No Taxes on Tips” Campaign
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Episode 335: Trump Tackles Taxes on Tips
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Episode 334: Another Big Industry Ballot Win On Minimum Wage
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Episode 333: Union Organizing Campaigns Hitting Fine Dining Segment
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May 31, 2024 |
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Episode 332: The Cemex Decision Has Found Its Way To The Restaurant Industry
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May 28, 2024 |
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Episode 331: Prison Labor Issue Part of Larger Southern Strategy To Organize Industry
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May 17, 2024 |
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Episode 330: How Did The Industry End Up In The Middle Of It All?
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May 11, 2024 |
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Episode 329: NRA’s Sean Kennedy Joins Working Lunch to Talk All Things Washington
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Episode 328: Buckeye State Ballot Initiatives Could Be A Fatal Blow For Many Operators.
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Episode 327: DoorDash Portable Benefits Pilot Could Permanently Alter Delivery-App Business Model
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Episode 326: Like Their Fees, The New Settlement Agreement With Visa & Mastercard Is Junk
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 325: Texas Hold’em: A Federal Judge Reins In The NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Episode 324: The SEC Pulls Back On Scope-3 Emissions Reporting Requirements
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Episode 323: If Possible, Even More Political Hijinks In California
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Episode 322: The Campaign Against Starbucks Heats Up!
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Episode 32I: US. House Pressures Internal Revenue Service To Investigate One Fair Wage’s Tax Status
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Episode 320: Could The Senate Actually Sink The Tax Bill?
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Episode 319: New Report on Prison Labor Abuses Could Cause Major Headaches For Large Brands
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Episode 318: President Of National Right To Work Legal Defense Foundation Joins Working Lunch
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Episode 317: Labor Department Finalizes Independent Contractor Rule
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Episode 316: The Battle With The FTC Over Service Charges Is Escalating
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Episode 315: Starbucks Faces The Music On Its Response To Ongoing Unionization Fight
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Episode 314: The Industry Teams With Organized Labor To Take On The Credit Card Companies
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Episode 313: One Fair Wage Pulling Out All The Stops in Massachusetts
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Episode 312: Election Recap: The Blue Team Has a Big Night
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 311: McDonald’s Changes the Wage Conversation in California
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Episode 310: The Labor Community Celebrates The New Joint Employer Standard
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Episode 309: Industry Makes Another Strong Statement in Maryland
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Episode 308: The Federal Trade Commission Comes After Restaurant Service Charges
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Episode 307: NYC Restaurant Chain To Be First Industry Test of New Organizing Rules
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Episode 306: Critical Labor Coalition addresses manpower shortage
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Episode 305: The Great Chicago Dumpster Fire of 2023
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Episode 303: The NLRB May Have Just Made Your Employee Handbooks Obsolete
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Episode 302: The NLRB Goes Super Size: Is Card Check Basically the Law of the Land Now?
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Episode 301: Supply Chain Facing Changing Legal & Political Landscape Going Forward
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Episode 300: No Summer Vacation: The Battle in California Rages On
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Episode 299: AI Brings New Legal & Policy Challenges Hiring Managers
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Episode 298: SEIU Ups The Ante in California By Exhuming the Industrial Welfare Commission
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Episode 297: Republican Attorneys General Take Aim at Fortune 100 on Hiring
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Episode 296: Potential Backlash on Service Charges Could Be Coming Soon
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Episode 295: Lawmakers Get The Message: The Public Loves Alcohol-to-Go
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Episode 294: Wage & Standards Boards Are Forcing Collective Action Without Collective Bargaining
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Episode 293: Chik-fil-A Gets Attacked Politically…. From the Right!
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Episode 292: Industry Opponents Ramp Up The Pressure on Child Labor
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May 30, 2023 |
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Episode 291: Independent Contractors Make Gains Toward Right to Organize
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May 19, 2023 |
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Episode 290: Supreme Court Affirms California’s Humane Pork Law
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May 12, 2023 |
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Episode 289: Child-labor violations are giving restaurants an even darker black eye
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May 08, 2023 |
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Episode 288: Could Amazon and Google Union Woes Open Joint Employer Doors?
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May 01, 2023 |
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Episode 287: Campaign to Eliminate Natural Gas in Restaurants Flames Out
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Episode 286: Corporate Sustainability Initiatives - Good PR Today, Good Business Tomorrow
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Episode 285: The Political Dynamics Of Tipping May Be Going The Wrong Way
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Episode 284: Mr. Schultz Goes To Washington
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Episode 283: Starbucks Union Unveils Contract Demands
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Episode 282: Credit Card Interchange Fee War Hits State Capitols
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Episode 281: It’s Official: Schultz vs. Sanders
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Episode 280: Sanders To Subpoena Howard Schultz
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Episode 279: The Wall Street Journal Hits Back On IRS Tipping Proposal
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Episode 278: The Internal Revenue Service Joins The Campaign Against Tipping
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Episode 277: One Fair Wage Turns Up The Heat On The Industry
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Episode 276: States Start Rolling Out Fast Act Copycats
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Episode 275: What the New York Times missed in its story on ServSafe
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Episode 274: 2023 Outlook: The NRA’s Sean Kennedy Discusses The FAST Act Litigation in California
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Episode 273: What Did The Industry Learn From The Minimum Wage Ballot Initiatives
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Episode 271: The Election is Here! We Discuss the Key Races Issues and Initiatives
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Episode 270: Industry Preparing For Battle With The Booze Lobby
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Episode: 269: SEC Climate Rule Nears Finalization. Big Companies Beware.
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Episode: 268: New Study Shows Increasing Political Tension Inside Workplaces
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode: 267: Starbucks Finally Comes To The Table. Or Do They?
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode: 266: Conservative Activist Investors Target “Woke” Corporations
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Episode: 265: FAST ACT Fallout: Which States Are Next?
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Episode: 264: Interview with Fat Brands CEO Andy Wiederhorn and NRA's Michelle Korsmo
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Episode 262: Window for Comprehensive Data Privacy Legislation Closing Quickly
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode 261: Industry Notches Big Win in California Pay Disclosure Battle
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 260: Industry Continues to Flex its Muscle in Washington, DC.
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode 259: Republicans Up Their Attacks On Woke Investment Firms
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 258: Critics Opening Up Attacks on Chipotle over Recent Closures
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode 257: The CEO Interview: Lance Trenary Joins the Working Lunch Crew
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 256: Employers Prepare For A Post Roe V. Wade World Full of Landmines
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode 255: GOP Escalates Family Feud With Corporate America
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 254: Starbucks Workers United creates million dollar fund for striking baristas
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 253: SEC Moves Forward With Aggressive Climate Regulations
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May 31, 2022 |
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Episode 252: Amazon & Starbucks Take On The White House
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May 24, 2022 |
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Episode 251: The Industry Fights Back Against The Credit Card Companies
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 250: More Brands Find Themselves Facing Organizing Activity
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 249: The Growing Rift Between Republicans And Corporate America
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 248: NLRB Working to Establish Defacto Card Check
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 247: Starbucks & Amazon Considering Major Pivots In Union-Pushback Strategy
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Episode 246: Unions Flex Muscles This Week With Big Wins Against Starbucks & Amazon
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Episode 245: Boston Becoming Next Major Battleground For Starbucks
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Episode 244: Kevin Johnson's Abrupt Departure as Starbucks CEO
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Episode 243: McDonald’s Takes Bold Stand in Russia
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Episode 242: The Labor Department Announces Bold Plans To Beef Up Wage & Hour Audits
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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EP 241: Surpassing The 100 Store Mark, Starbucks Finds Itself Fighting Both Their Unions, The NLRB
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Episode 240: The NRA Has New Leadership.
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Episode 239: Democratic Governors Bail On Biden
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Episode 238: The Heat Turns Up On California FAST Act
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 237: Infrastructure Spending Could Further Tighten Labor Market
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Episode 236: Are the Labor and Supply Chain Issues Scaring Off Industry Investors?
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Episode 235: SCOTUS Sidelines the Administration’s Vaccine Mandate
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Episode 234: Industry Legislative Agenda for 2022
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Episode 233: Boston is the New Battleground for Starbucks
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Episode 232: Introducing Starbucks’ New Business Partner in Buffalo: The SEIU
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Episode 231: Starbucks Unionization Campaign Spreading to Other Markets
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Starbucks Workers Start Casting Ballots For Unionization
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Episode 229: OSHA Issues Final Vaccine Mandate - What Does It Mean For Operators?
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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Episode 228: In-N-Out Pulled Into Political Fray on Vaccines
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Episode 227: Restaurant Brands International Commits to Net-Zero Emissions
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Episode 226: REEF Technology Is Delivering Structural Change To The Industry
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Episode 225: Retailers Winning Battle For Top Employees
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Episode 224: SEIU Organizers Steering Union Campaign Against Starbucks Units
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Episode 223: Unions Leverage Health And Safety Concerns In Successful Organizing Drive
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Episode 222: For Big Labor It’s “Meet The New Boss, Same As The Old Boss”
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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States & Cities Requiring Masks & Vaccination Passports Turning Restaurants Into Compliance Officers
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Episode 220: NRA’s Sean Kennedy Discusses the Impact of the Infrastructure Bills on the Industry
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Episode 219: Delta Variant Threatens Restaurant Recovery Process and Poses New Risks for Industry
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Episode 218: Core Industry Issues Front And Center in Washington, DC This Week
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Episode 217: European-Style Recycling Program Makes Its First Arrival In The U.S.
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Episode 216: NRA Policy Head Breaks Down SBA Logjam
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Episode 215: Politics Threaten Money Distribution From SBA Restaurant Revitalization Fund
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Episode 214: Congress and State Legislators Get Serious About Labor Shortage
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Episode 213: New NRA Executive To Streamline State & Federal Coordination
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May 28, 2021 |
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Episode 212: Masks, Protests And Relief Funds - Restaurants Continue To Drive News
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May 21, 2021 |
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Episode 211: Heightened Focus on Critical Race Theory Provides New Challenges to Employers
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May 14, 2021 |
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Episode 210: Labor Shortage Developing Into Political Challenge For Industry
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May 07, 2021 |
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Episode 209: Biden Makes His Case For Significant Federal Expansion
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode 208: Sens. Manchin & Sanders Face-Off at NRA Public Affairs Conference
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Episode 207: California Takes Aim At Quick Service Restaurant Sector
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Episode 206: “Woke Corporations” Face Republican Backlash
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Episode 205: Darden Sets New Marker In National Wage Conversation
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Episode 204: Biden Administration Ramping Up Scrutiny Of Corporate Sustainability Exposure & Risk
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Episode 203: The PRO Act, Labor’s Ultimate Wishlist, Passes the U.S. House
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Episode 202: Universal Basic Income Back In The News
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Episode 201: DC Takes Aim At Restaurant Business Model
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Episode 200: NRN Publisher Talks State of the Industry’s Reputation
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Episode 199: Animal Welfare Groups Escalate Attacks On Major Brands
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Episode 198: COVID Relief Passes Congress: Restaurants Win Big, Bernie Sanders Loses Big.
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Episode 197: House Leadership Takes Aim At Tip Credit
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Episode 196: NRA & DoorDash Discuss National Policy Framework On Third Party Delivery
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Episode 195: Joe Biden And Fight For $15 Call Upon Congress To Enact $15/hr Minimum Wage
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Episode 194: First Days of 2021 Present Political Challenges For Industry
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Episode 193: The Latest on The GA Senate Races & the US Chamber’s Pivot on Paid Leave & Childcare
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Episode 192: West Coast Provides Workplace Protection Roadmap for Biden Administration
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Episode 191: Are Restaurant Workers Essential When It Comes To Vaccines?
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Episode 190: Industry Pushes Back On Shutdowns
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Episode 189: Team Biden Takes Shape - and May Be Taking Aim
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Episode 188: The Election Recap: Impacts To The Industry?
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Episode 187: The Election Forecast Edition - Things Operators Should Watch For
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Episode 186: The NRA’s Sean Kennedy Talks Restaurant Recovery With The Nation’s Mayors
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Episode 185: Yelp Uses Platform To Highlight Allegations Of Racial Discrimination By Restaurants
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Episode 184: Business Groups Fire Back At Trump On Stimulus Retreat
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Episode 183: Relief Bill Exposes Rift In Restaurant Industry
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Episode 182: Conservatives Rethink Approach To Labor Organizing
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Episode 181: NRA Public Affairs Chief Discusses Industry Pandemic Relief Strategy
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Episode 180: UNITE HERE Winning Streak Continues in Minneapolis
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Episode 179: Workers at Minneapolis Bar Unionize, Citing COVID-19 Concerns
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Episode 178: Independent Restaurant Coalition Cofounder and Labor Activists Share Stage at DNC
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Episode 177: Industry Pushes Back On Pandemic Data
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Episode 176: Delivery Platforms Turn On The Charm For Lawmakers And Industry
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Episode 175: Operators in Limbo as Coronavirus Relief Legislation Stalls in Congress
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Episode 174: Pandemic Hastens Arrival of Restaurant Robots
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Episode 173: Union-backed Black Lives Matter Strikes Gaining Traction
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Episode 172: Unions Call For Black Lives Matter Strikes At Restaurants
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Episode 171: Consumers Themselves Pose Biggest Challenge to Restaurant Reopenings
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Episode 170: Restaurants Operators Play Major Role In Navigating Social Unrest
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Episode 169: Financial Update: Some Companies Are Prospering While Others May Be Disappearing
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Episode 168: Widespread Social Unrest Poses Unique Challenges To Industry
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Episode 167: Can The Restaurant Business Model Survive Social Distancing Restrictions?
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May 29, 2020 |
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Episode 166: Independent Restaurant Coalition Makes Political Waves
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May 22, 2020 |
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Episode 165: Colorado Poised To Adopt Obama-Era Joint Employer Standard
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May 15, 2020 |
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Episode 164: COVID-19 Upends 2020 Election Cycle And Restaurants Are On The Front Lines
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May 08, 2020 |
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Episode 163: Strikes, Liability and Supply Chain Issues Cloud Re-Openings
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May 01, 2020 |
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Episode 162: SBA Moves the Goalposts on Ruth’s Chris and Others
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Episode 161: The Industry Fights Back Against Insurers and Delivery Platforms
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Episode 160: Bernie Out: The Industry’s Top Antagonist Ends His Presidential Ambitions
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Episode 159: SBA Loan Programs Go Live: What Operators Need To Know
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Episode 158: Economic Relief Package Passes Congress
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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Episode 157: Industry Political Agenda Being Redefined by the COVID-19 Outbreak
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Episode 156: States and Brands Leading Coronavirus Response
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Episode 155: Industry Response to Coronavirus Important to Policymakers
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Episode 154: Unions Targeting National Restaurant Brands at Airports
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Episode 153: California Eyes Large Scale Commercial Property Tax Increase
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Episode 152: Industry Fights Back Against Third-Party Delivery Platforms
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Episode 151: President Endorses Bi-Partisan Paid Leave Bill In Senate
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Episode 150: All Eyes On Iowa: Democrats Begin The Process Of Finding A Nominee
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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Episode 149: Why Restaurants Should Care About China’s New Plastics Policy
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Episode 148: Governors Reach Out To Industries For Workforce Development Partnerships
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Episode 147: Industry Leader Lays Out 2020 Agenda
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Episode 146: The 2020 Elections - What to Watch For
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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Episode 145: New Study Shows Economic Damages of Wage Mandates
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Episode 144: McDonald’s Finally Prevails in Landmark Joint Employer Case
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Dec 13, 2019 |
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Episode 143: 2020 Legislative Outlook
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Episode 142: The Business Case for Scheduling
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Episode 141: Conservatives Shake Up Scheduling Conversation
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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Episode 140: Election 2019 Impacts: A New Ball Game in Virginia
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Episode 139: Starbucks Makes Innovative Investment in Chicago Neighborhoods
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Episode 138: Portable Benefits for Employees Earning Bipartisan Support
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Episode 137: MUFSO Recap - Convenience And Its Policy Implications
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Episode 136: How Employers Should Prepare for Union Organizing Drives
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Episode 135: SEIU Confirms Signed Union Cards In 50 NYC Locations
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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Episode 134: Younger Workers Are Choosing Purpose Over Paycheck
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Episode 133: 2019 Election Forecast
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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Episode 132: California Declares War on Franchise Business Model
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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Episode 131: Working Families Party is Pulling Democratic Agenda Further to the Left
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Episode 130: Franchise Business Model Under Assault in California
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Episode 129: Unions Demand Candidates Force Collective Bargaining of QSRs
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Episode 128: Media Executive Threatens to Fire Workers Considering a Union
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Episode 127: Main Street Retailers Find Themselves In The Middle of National Gun Debate
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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Episode 126: Labor Activists Suffer Big Loss At NLRB
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Episode 125: Burger Chain Defeats Union in Precedent-Setting Election
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Jul 26, 2019 |
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Episode 124: Major Brands Getting Caught Up In Ongoing Political Battles
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Episode 123: U.S. House Set to Approve a $15 Minimum Wage
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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Episode 122: Obamacare, California-Style
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Episode 121: Industry Getting Caught in Packaging Squeeze
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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Episode 120: Operators Embracing Labor Department Apprenticeship Program
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Episode 119: Politicians Working Overtime To Hammer The Industry On...Overtime
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Episode 118: Restaurant Company Turns Tables on Union
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Episode 117: ROC and AOC Team Up to Batter Industry
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May 31, 2019 |
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Episode 116: Presidential Candidates Join Fight for $15 Protests at McDonald’s
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May 24, 2019 |
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Episode 115: Data Shows Unions Likely Pulling Back From Corporate Campaigns
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May 17, 2019 |
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Episode 114: Franchisees Caught Between Trump And The State Of California
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May 10, 2019 |
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Episode 113: Trump Resort Being Investigated For Wage Theft
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May 03, 2019 |
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Episode 112: How Irrelevant is the Federal Minimum Wage?
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Episode 111: Restaurant Workers Experiencing a Purple Haze
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Episode 110: CEOs Jump Into the Minimum Wage Mix
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Episode 109: New Joint Employer Standard Provides Clarity The Industry Was Hoping For
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Episode 108: McDonald’s Splits With The NRA Over Minimum Wage
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Episode 107: Unions Pick Off Another Restaurant Company
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Episode 106: New California Delivery Law Could Have Joint Employer Implications
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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Episode 105: Pay Disclosure Regulations Back In Play
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Episode 104: Restaurant Industry Finds Itself in Data War
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Episode 103: Anti-Corporate Activists Notch a Big Win
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Episode 102: Uber Founder Moves Into Food Delivery
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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Episode 101: The War On Tips. How’s That Going So Far?
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Episode 100: Schultz Drags Restaurant Business Model On To National Stage
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Episode 99: Once a Server - Now a Congresswoman: Can “AOC” Change the Model?
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Episode 98: Democrats Introduce Federal Minimum Wage Legislation
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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Episode 97: Restaurant Operators Get The Shutdown Squeeze
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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Episode 96: The ACA Takes a Hit - What’s Next for Operators
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Episode 95: Future of Work Issues Provide Political Opening
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Episode 94: Republicans Not Going Away Quietly
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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Episode 93: Capitol Hill Takes On The Minimum Wage
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Nov 30, 2018 |
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Episode 92: The Future of the 80/20 Tip Credit Rule
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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Episode 91: Bernie Sanders Attacks Large Employers - Again!
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Nov 16, 2018 |
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Episode 90: Election Analysis - What Operators Can Expect In 2019
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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Episode 89: Midterm Elections - They’re Finally Here. What Can Operators Expect?
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Nov 02, 2018 |
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Episode 88: Business Preparing For Post-Blue Wave Investigations
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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Episode 87: Trump Releases His Regulatory Agenda for 2019
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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Episode 86: Starbucks Pads Their Lead in the Benefits Game
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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Episode 85: Major City Bans Food Waste
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Episode 84: Supply Chain Politics. Could New Advances In Technology Bring New Political Problems?
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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Episode 83: The Fight for $15 Sexual Harassment Campaign Likely to Spread Beyond McDonald’s
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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Episode 82: McDonald's Is In Another McFlurry With The SEIU
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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Episode 81: Jeff Bezos Is Feeling the Bern
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Sep 07, 2018 |
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Episode 80: The Return of the Equal Rights Amendment & the Looming Conversation Over Women’s Rights
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Episode 79: Hardball: The Impact of a Wounded President on The Business Agenda
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Aug 24, 2018 |
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Episode 78: Franchisees Targeted by Proposals to Address Wage Stagnation
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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Episode 77: ICE Continues High Profile Raids, Indicting Employers
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Aug 10, 2018 |
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Episode 76: Upside Down Politics: Dems Repeal Minimum Wage While Repubs Call for Paid Leave
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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Episode 75: Minimum Wage Ballot Initiatives and Lawsuits Lead the News
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Jul 27, 2018 |
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Episode 74: Chicago Considers a Universal Basic Income
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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Episode 73: Servers could dip into Social Security for paid leave under fed proposal
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Episode 72: Industry facing single-use plastic bans
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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Episode 71: Industry escapes ballot measures on both coasts
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Jun 29, 2018 |
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Episode 70: Political fight over tipped wages to re-emerge in DC and nationwide
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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Episode 69: "Unprecedented" NYC proposal threatens joint employer model and 100s of brands
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Jun 15, 2018 |
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Episode 68: Gov’t stats flip gig economy narrative on its head
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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Episode 67: Massive 50k worker strike threatens Vegas economy and employers
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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Episode 66: Fight for $15 targets restaurants over sexual harassment
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May 25, 2018 |
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Episode 65: Blueprint set for future policy efforts after menu labeling win
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May 18, 2018 |
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Episode 64: Trade and joint employer experts reveal what's next for key business operator issues
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May 11, 2018 |
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Episode 63: DOL secretary open to easing marijuana testing policies for workers
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May 04, 2018 |
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Episode 62: Union advancements face pushback from Congress
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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Episode 61: Tight labor market gives workers upper hand
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Apr 20, 2018 |
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Episode 60: Ryan's exit deals blow to Main Street business agenda
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Apr 13, 2018 |
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Episode 59: First QSR in the nation set to unionize
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Apr 06, 2018 |
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Episode 58: Feds pour millions into study linking obesity to low minimum wage
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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Episode 57: Wave of labor and tech developments cap busy week in industry news
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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Episode 56: Tipped wage debate pulled into #MeToo movement
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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Episode 55: McDonald's logo flip serves up fresh meat to critics
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Mar 09, 2018 |
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Episode 54: "The future of franchising is at stake."
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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Episode 53: Wage theft laws ignored and a scandal emerges at the DOL
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Feb 23, 2018 |
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Episode 52: Anniversary show - Feds target business operators in sanctuary cities
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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Episode 51: Rubio leads GOP charge into paid leave
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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Episode 50: Fight for $15 protests return with ties to the civil rights movement
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Episode 49: Burger King risks the wrath of Trump over policy beef
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Jan 26, 2018 |
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Episode 48: "Hell hath no fury like a server scorned" - A national movement over the tip credit
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Jan 19, 2018 |
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Episode 47: 7-Eleven hit first by ICE raids on employers in 2018, more coming
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Jan 12, 2018 |
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Episode 46: Political threats and opportunities ahead in 2018
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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Episode 45: Year-end show names Wendy's and Trump 2017's big winners
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Dec 22, 2017 |
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Episode 44: Trump's NLRB dismantles Obama-era regs
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Dec 15, 2017 |
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Episode 43: Bernie Sanders calls out restaurants over sexual harassment
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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Episode 42: Immigration enforcement raids looming for foodservice companies
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Dec 01, 2017 |
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Episode 41: A "chaos strategist's" view of the future workforce and private equity influence
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Nov 22, 2017 |
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Episode 40: Paid Leave gains traction, even with the GOP
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Nov 17, 2017 |
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Episode 39: Election 2017 results -- Bad outcomes for operators
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Nov 10, 2017 |
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Episode 38: How Employers Should Address Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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Episode 37: HotSchedules' CEO on optimizing operations and staff engagement through technology
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Oct 27, 2017 |
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Episode 36: New push for portable benefits could be costly for employers
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Oct 20, 2017 |
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Episode 35: Wage-shaming bill reaches CA governor's desk for possible signature
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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Episode 34: Ben & Jerry’s deal with activists signals new pressures on supply chains
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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Episode 33: The motivation and impact of Target's $15/hr wage hike
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Sep 29, 2017 |
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Episode 32: $19M TGI Fridays wage theft settlement signals more industry scrutiny
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Sep 22, 2017 |
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Episode 31: What the Trump-Dem Alliance Means for Operators
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Sep 15, 2017 |
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Episode 30: Labor union popularity on the rise; highest since 2003
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Sep 08, 2017 |
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Episode 29: Operators face second wave of challenges post Harvey
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Sep 01, 2017 |
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Episode 28: Tech threats to business models call for shift in policy debates
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Aug 25, 2017 |
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Episode 27: Trump’s chaos agenda topples business priorities
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Aug 18, 2017 |
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Episode 26: Feds threaten to pull $87M over soda tax
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Aug 11, 2017 |
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Episode 25: Recorded LIVE from the FRLA Marketing & Operations Summit
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Aug 09, 2017 |
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Episode 24 - Industry loses in immigration conversation, AGAIN
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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Episode 23: Silver lining emerges for employers as dysfunction clouds DC
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Jul 28, 2017 |
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Episode 22: High stakes debate over minimum wage report rattles labor groups
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Jul 21, 2017 |
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Episode 21: New scheduling mandate could have national impact
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Jul 14, 2017 |
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Episode 20: The minimum wage report that “broke” the internet
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Jun 30, 2017 |
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Episode 19: Emboldened GOP heads toward Obamacare repeal vote
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Jun 23, 2017 |
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Episode 18: Bipartisan federal paid leave policy emerges
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Jun 16, 2017 |
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Episode 17: Firehouse CEO Don Fox's competitive advantage
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Jun 09, 2017 |
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Episode 16: Labor shortage disrupts policy and politics
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Jun 02, 2017 |
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Episode 15: Key wins for business operators start the summer
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May 26, 2017 |
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Episode 14: Big city push for menu labeling enforcement ahead of fed requirement
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May 19, 2017 |
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Episode 13: Big Businesses Seek Federal Preemption on Paid Leave
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May 12, 2017 |
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Episode 12: Health politics: Trumpcare, menu labeling and sugar taxes
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May 05, 2017 |
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Episode 11: 100 days of POTUS Trump for Restaurants
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Apr 28, 2017 |
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Episode 10: Servers protest to save tipped wages
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Apr 21, 2017 |
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Episode 9: Immigration crackdown impacts restaurants
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Apr 14, 2017 |
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Episode 8: Puzder's back while Carl's Jr. explodes old image
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Apr 07, 2017 |
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Episode 7: New Facebook Option Links Brands and Activists to Lawmakers
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Mar 31, 2017 |
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Episode 6: Cracker Barrel Versus the Internet
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Mar 24, 2017 |
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Episode 5: Restrictive Scheduling and The Final Four
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Mar 17, 2017 |
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Episode 4: GOP Healthcare & Preemption Challenges
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Mar 10, 2017 |
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Episode 3 - "Ivankaleave"
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Mar 03, 2017 |
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Episode 2 - Red on Red
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Feb 27, 2017 |
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Episode 1: Puzder Out, Acosta In
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Feb 20, 2017 |