Fast Food Industry

What’s on the Menu?

by Faegre Baker Daniels in Food & Beverage, Legal. Posted June 24, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently released two final rules for menu and vending machine labeling. “Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments” significantly expands FDA’s regulatory reach into restaurants and beyond. The rule stems from the Affordable Care Act and the compliance date is Dec. 1. FaegreBD ...

When is a Union Not a Union? When It’s a “Worker Center”

by Steve Bernstein in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Legal, Lodging. Posted June 4, 2015

When the word union is thrown around everyone seems to cringe. Steve Bernstein walks us through the ins and outs of what “worker centers” concept. The fast-food industry has fallen prey to coordinated demonstrations by a number of loosely affiliated groups, rallying around wages, benefits and other conditions. The strategy invoked by these so-called “worker centers ” (or ...

What’s on the Menu?

When is a Union Not a Union? When It’s a “Worker Center”

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