Under the category of an ounce of prevention, the state of Georgia has preempted local laws that would mandate employers meet certain scheduling parameters. Governor Brian Kemp signed S.B. 331 into law and it became effective on May 5, 2022. The law precludes local governments from enacting laws regulating work hours, scheduling or employee output…
Read More »As we move closer to the New Year, we’ll focus more attention and provide you with details on upcoming increases in state minimum wages across the country. In the meantime however, we want to keep you abreast of some of the wage trends and initiatives we’re still seeing around the country. We told you a…
Read More »Aside from minimum wage increases, the calendar is replete with different changes on a seemingly monthly basis that you need to be aware of. Among these, we would point out that a change in employment law took effect yesterday in the Commonwealth of Virginia imposing a requirement that most employers must now include information in…
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For Andy Awale, who opened his first Dunkin’ in Georgia in 2015 and now has 10 locations, the spotlight was shining down on his new restaurant in Woodstock. On March 24, 2021, the location at 8000 Alabama Road NE (in metro Atlanta) officially became the one thousandth Next Gen restaurant to open in the Dunkin’…
Read More »While the stalemate in Congress brought any talk of a federal business liability shield to a screeching halt, two restaurateurs from the Nation’s Capital filed new challenges against the Charter Oak Fire Insurance Company for refusing to pay claims for business operation losses resulting from the coronavirus. The two lawsuits, filed in DC and in…
Read More »Prompted largely by a spike in the number of coronavirus lawsuits filed against businesses, efforts to create federal liability protections have been resurrected. As we’ve advised in past issues, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has called the creation of federal liability shields his “red line” for the next legislative aid package. Since May 1,…
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When it comes to operating a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise, a primary concern is serving your customers what they want when they want it. At National DCP (NDCP), the supply chain management cooperative created to serve the franchisees of Dunkin’ Donuts, job number one is providing products at the lowest sustainable costs, ensuring that orders arrive…
Read More »The July 4th holiday may be one we all look forward to, but please be aware that July 1st is the trigger date for a number of new minimum wage increases as well as paid leave mandates in cities, counties and states around the country. This following listing is nowhere near all-inclusive, but just some…
Read More »Elsewhere, we note that minimum wage in Minnesota will increase effective August 1 for both small and larger employers. Minnesota provides for two different minimums based on the size of the employer business. Large employers (at least $500,000 gross annual revenues) will be required to pay $9.50 per hour beginning next month, while small employers…
Read More »They may not be garnering as much interest as who’s using which bathroom, but a couple of noted controversial rulings by the Department of Labor continue to be very much in the forefront. On the somewhat positive side of the ledger, DOL’s new overtime threshold, which had previously been projected to equate to $50,440 is…
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