Workforce

Proposal to include $15 per hour minimum wage was rejected for now

COVID relief moves forward after a late-night “vote-a-rama” that stripped out the proposed wage hike, but Democrats say they will try again

Former CEO Steve Easterbrook had sought dismissal of severance package lawsuit in Delaware court

Fast-casual burger brand is ‘strongly encouraging’ hourly and salaried workers to get the vaccine

The executive orders would establish a Task Force on New Americans, develop a safe migration strategy and work to reunify families separated at the border

Plus, the Biden Administration and states intensify COVID-related workplace health and safety efforts

Restaurants, groceries begin to outline policies as frontline employees near eligibility

The Raise the Wage Act would also eliminate the tipped wage and create a schedule of planned wage increases for employees with disabilities

Plus, a look at extending hazard pay mandates to restaurant workers

It’s a new year, and despite the rocky start of the first few weeks — what with pandemic numbers continuing to break records, insurrection and a restaurant industry struggling to survive — there is optimism for better days ahead...