Episode 177: Industry Pushes Back On Pandemic Data

Restaurants and bars continue to find themselves at the center of the national debate over recent spikes in the COVID-19 pandemic putting the industry in a precarious political and reputational position. We’ll discuss how the industry is going to have to thread the needle and be vigorous advocates for the business model while being sensitive to the health and safety challenges communities are facing. And after a long summer of suspense, Joe Biden finally made it official - naming Sen. Kamala Harris from California, his onetime rival for the nomination, as his running mate. We’ll take a look at her record from an industry perspective and discuss what her priorities might be. And the CEO of Uber is once again emerging from the independent contractor fracas in California - one that he partially created - and using it as a national platform to advocate for portable benefits. We’ll discuss what that could mean for employers both now and going forward. We’ll have those stories and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.