Episode 143: 2020 Legislative Outlook

The 2020 legislative sessions are starting soon and we’ll take a look at what the industry will be facing and more importantly, where they will be facing it and how it may impact the industry. And the Retail Industry Leaders Association released a new study looking at why the traditional brick-and-mortar business - like retail and restaurants - are losing workers to the gig economy. Evan Armstrong from RILA stops by the program to discuss what they learned. And McDonald’s settled a huge lawsuit in California over pay discrepancies involving meal and rest breaks. What can the industry learn from their experience? We’ll take a look at that. We’ll talk about those stories and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.