Episode 305: The Great Chicago Dumpster Fire of 2023

We’ll discuss what happened in Chicago this week with a major shift in perceived industry positioning with regard to tip credit elimination. We are joined by Berman & Company’s Mike Saltsman for his analysis of what happened, why it happened and how the industry manages the issue going forward. And Sean Kennedy, the Executive Vice President of Public Affairs for the National Restaurant Association stops by to give us the backroom play by play of the California Compromise with the SEIU and how it sets up the industry for success going forward. We’ll discuss thos eissues and wrap it up with the legislative scorecard.