Tag: reopening
Legal Obligations To Your Employees Come Early and Often: Understanding When...
The list of laws and regulations hospitality employers must comply with keeps getting longer and more onerous with each passing year. As a result, New York restaurants and bars are very used to being told what to do, and how to do it, as it concerns their operations.
Looking Forward to Seeing You at the NJ Innovations Expo ‘22
As with most people and companies, we are ready to move forward and get back to business. Our annual Northeast trade shows were put on hold for two years, but Imperial Dade is ready to host our Innovations Expo, in-person on Wednesday, September 21st at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, in Secaucus, NJ.
New York State Launches New Hotline for Complaints of Workplace Sexual...
Last month, New York Governor Hochul announced the launch of a state-wide, toll-free, confidential hotline for complaints of workplace sexual harassment. The hotline was implemented pursuant to an amendment earlier this year of the New York State Human Rights Law, N.Y. Exec. Law...
NY Legislation Presents Obstacles to Trade Associations Providing Large Employer Group...
An area of interest to trade associations in recent years has been group health coverage for members’ employees and their dependents. The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “ACA”) in 2010 has helped stimulate interest in this area. However, existing legislation limits the...
How e-Commerce Can Create A New Income Stream for Your Restaurant
With life heading back to normal, restaurants are faced with yet another set of interesting decisions. It’s a given that the priorities continue to be takeout and delivery and welcoming back in-restaurant dining patrons. The new question on operators’ minds is: how can we continue to grow our revenue...
Morfogen’s New Book Shares Unknown Underbelly of New York Restaurant Industry
Restaurateur Stratis Morfogen talks business in his new book Be a Disruptor; but there’s no analytics or theory, his experiences from gangsters to Covid are what taught him the most valuable lessons of the trade. Morfogen is a business owner, entrepreneur, and New York City locale...
How To Package The Drinks-To-Go Opportunity To Maximize Revenues
Challenging times can often result in new opportunities. The Pandemic did create exactly that with Drinks-To-Go. In many states across the nation, most notably, New York State, what began as a lifeline to the restaurant and foodservice industry has now become permanent legislation...
Frequency of Pay Issues for “Manual Workers” Continue to Present Significant...
New York Labor Law (“NYLL”) Section 191 mandates that employers must pay “manual workers” on a weekly basis within seven calendar days of the week during which the wages are earned. If manual workers are not paid on this weekly basis, employees have a private right of action...
