Plastic foam disposable coffee cups dispensed by fast-food chains such as Dunkin’ Donuts and other coffee shops would be banned in Boston under a measure being introduced today before the Boston City Council.
Read More »Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office has issued citations against two different Domino’s Pizza franchise owners for violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act. The Attorney General’s Office cited Brian Lebo, age 40, of Wakefield, and Mavnick Enterprises, LLC, doing business as Domino’s Pizza in Lynn, Randolph and Saugus.
Read More »On July 20th the NY Post reported that a Queens cop has been helping himself to doughnuts and coffee at a Rockaways Dunkin’ Donuts — even jumping behind the counter to make himself sandwiches and cram his face full of crullers, the shop’s manager said.
Read More »Three Northern California district attorneys have reached a $225,000 settlement with Starbucks over the company’s alleged failure to refund gift card balances to customers.
Read More »Christine Laubenstein writes in the Daily News Tribune that two McDonald’s restaurants in Newton, MA have been charging 7 percent sales tax on meals, even though the restaurant tax in Newton is 6.25 percent.
Read More »Allan Liddle of Nation’s Restaurant News reports that two separate lawsuits against McDonald’s Corp. and a franchise operator were filed this week related to a Hepatitis A outbreak with links to a Milan, Ill., McDonald’s restaurant.
Read More »Donna Goodison reports in the Boston Herald that Morton’s Restaurant Group Inc. has settled a national class-action lawsuit filed in Boston that alleged waiters for the upscale steakhouse chain were forced to give some of their tips to managers and were paid less than the minimum wage.
Read More »The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reports that the U.S. Senate passed by voice vote today an amendment offered by Senate David Vitter (R-LA) requiring employers to fire workers, including U.S. citizens, who are unable to resolve discrepancies in their Social Security records.
Read More »Lisa Scherzer of Smart Money writes in the Wall Street Journal that Millions of American workers are about to get a federally-mandated raise, but the recession has left many wondering if and how the economy will benefit. The raise, which will go into effect on July 24th.
Read More »Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the Department will be proposing a new regulation rescinding the Social Security Administration No-Match Rule – a regulation issued by the Bush Administration in August, 2007 and enjoined by a U.S. District Court since it was introduced.
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