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The Working Lunch — 408 episodes · page 4 of 5
Episode 107: Unions Pick Off Another Restaurant Company
Episode 106: New California Delivery Law Could Have Joint Employer Implications
Episode 105: Pay Disclosure Regulations Back In Play
Episode 104: Restaurant Industry Finds Itself in Data War
Episode 103: Anti-Corporate Activists Notch a Big Win
Episode 102: Uber Founder Moves Into Food Delivery
Episode 101: The War On Tips. How’s That Going So Far?
Episode 100: Schultz Drags Restaurant Business Model On To National Stage
Episode 99: Once a Server - Now a Congresswoman: Can “AOC” Change the Model?
Episode 98: Democrats Introduce Federal Minimum Wage Legislation
Episode 97: Restaurant Operators Get The Shutdown Squeeze
Episode 96: The ACA Takes a Hit - What’s Next for Operators
Episode 95: Future of Work Issues Provide Political Opening
Episode 94: Republicans Not Going Away Quietly
Episode 93: Capitol Hill Takes On The Minimum Wage
Episode 92: The Future of the 80/20 Tip Credit Rule
Episode 91: Bernie Sanders Attacks Large Employers - Again!
Episode 90: Election Analysis - What Operators Can Expect In 2019
Episode 89: Midterm Elections - They’re Finally Here. What Can Operators Expect?
Episode 88: Business Preparing For Post-Blue Wave Investigations
Episode 87: Trump Releases His Regulatory Agenda for 2019
Episode 86: Starbucks Pads Their Lead in the Benefits Game
Episode 85: Major City Bans Food Waste
Episode 84: Supply Chain Politics. Could New Advances In Technology Bring New Political Problems?
Episode 83: The Fight for $15 Sexual Harassment Campaign Likely to Spread Beyond McDonald’s
Episode 82: McDonald's Is In Another McFlurry With The SEIU
Episode 81: Jeff Bezos Is Feeling the Bern
Episode 80: The Return of the Equal Rights Amendment & the Looming Conversation Over Women’s Rights
Episode 79: Hardball: The Impact of a Wounded President on The Business Agenda
Episode 78: Franchisees Targeted by Proposals to Address Wage Stagnation
Episode 77: ICE Continues High Profile Raids, Indicting Employers
Episode 76: Upside Down Politics: Dems Repeal Minimum Wage While Repubs Call for Paid Leave
Episode 75: Minimum Wage Ballot Initiatives and Lawsuits Lead the News
Episode 74: Chicago Considers a Universal Basic Income
Episode 73: Servers could dip into Social Security for paid leave under fed proposal
Episode 72: Industry facing single-use plastic bans
Episode 71: Industry escapes ballot measures on both coasts
Episode 70: Political fight over tipped wages to re-emerge in DC and nationwide
Episode 69: "Unprecedented" NYC proposal threatens joint employer model and 100s of brands
Episode 68: Gov’t stats flip gig economy narrative on its head
Episode 67: Massive 50k worker strike threatens Vegas economy and employers
Episode 66: Fight for $15 targets restaurants over sexual harassment
Episode 65: Blueprint set for future policy efforts after menu labeling win
Episode 64: Trade and joint employer experts reveal what's next for key business operator issues
Episode 63: DOL secretary open to easing marijuana testing policies for workers
Episode 62: Union advancements face pushback from Congress
Episode 61: Tight labor market gives workers upper hand
Episode 60: Ryan's exit deals blow to Main Street business agenda
Episode 59: First QSR in the nation set to unionize
Episode 58: Feds pour millions into study linking obesity to low minimum wage
Episode 57: Wave of labor and tech developments cap busy week in industry news
Episode 56: Tipped wage debate pulled into #MeToo movement
Episode 55: McDonald's logo flip serves up fresh meat to critics
Episode 54: "The future of franchising is at stake."
Episode 53: Wage theft laws ignored and a scandal emerges at the DOL
Episode 52: Anniversary show - Feds target business operators in sanctuary cities
Episode 51: Rubio leads GOP charge into paid leave
Episode 50: Fight for $15 protests return with ties to the civil rights movement
Episode 49: Burger King risks the wrath of Trump over policy beef
Episode 48: "Hell hath no fury like a server scorned" - A national movement over the tip credit
Episode 47: 7-Eleven hit first by ICE raids on employers in 2018, more coming
Episode 46: Political threats and opportunities ahead in 2018
Episode 45: Year-end show names Wendy's and Trump 2017's big winners
Episode 44: Trump's NLRB dismantles Obama-era regs
Episode 43: Bernie Sanders calls out restaurants over sexual harassment
Episode 42: Immigration enforcement raids looming for foodservice companies
Episode 41: A "chaos strategist's" view of the future workforce and private equity influence
Episode 40: Paid Leave gains traction, even with the GOP
Episode 39: Election 2017 results -- Bad outcomes for operators
Episode 38: How Employers Should Address Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Episode 37: HotSchedules' CEO on optimizing operations and staff engagement through technology
Episode 36: New push for portable benefits could be costly for employers
Episode 35: Wage-shaming bill reaches CA governor's desk for possible signature
Episode 34: Ben & Jerry’s deal with activists signals new pressures on supply chains
Episode 33: The motivation and impact of Target's $15/hr wage hike
Episode 32: $19M TGI Fridays wage theft settlement signals more industry scrutiny
Episode 31: What the Trump-Dem Alliance Means for Operators
Episode 30: Labor union popularity on the rise; highest since 2003
Episode 29: Operators face second wave of challenges post Harvey
Episode 28: Tech threats to business models call for shift in policy debates
Episode 27: Trump’s chaos agenda topples business priorities
Episode 26: Feds threaten to pull $87M over soda tax
Episode 25: Recorded LIVE from the FRLA Marketing & Operations Summit
Episode 24 - Industry loses in immigration conversation, AGAIN
Episode 23: Silver lining emerges for employers as dysfunction clouds DC
Episode 22: High stakes debate over minimum wage report rattles labor groups
Episode 21: New scheduling mandate could have national impact
Episode 20: The minimum wage report that “broke” the internet
Episode 19: Emboldened GOP heads toward Obamacare repeal vote
Episode 18: Bipartisan federal paid leave policy emerges
Episode 17: Firehouse CEO Don Fox's competitive advantage
Episode 16: Labor shortage disrupts policy and politics
Episode 15: Key wins for business operators start the summer
Episode 14: Big city push for menu labeling enforcement ahead of fed requirement
Episode 13: Big Businesses Seek Federal Preemption on Paid Leave
Episode 12: Health politics: Trumpcare, menu labeling and sugar taxes
Episode 11: 100 days of POTUS Trump for Restaurants
Episode 10: Servers protest to save tipped wages
Episode 9: Immigration crackdown impacts restaurants
Episode 8: Puzder's back while Carl's Jr. explodes old image