In many, albeit not all states, the employment application process prohibits a potential employer from inquiring into a job applicant’s salary history, ostensibly to avoid perpetuating gender bias in employee compensation. Maryland joined the ranks of states that “banned the box” back in February as relates questions about an applicant’s criminal history, but the provisions…
Read More »As always seems to be the case, there’s much happening on a broad array of issues in New York. First off just last week, Cuomo gave his approval and signed a new law that will give some small businesses the right to cure a default and thereby avoid costly fines in many regulatory first-offense cases.…
Read More »First off, we want to remind our subscribers that use of any Styrofoam products, such as cups, trays, bowls, plates, etc., in New York City will be subject to a fine beginning July 15, 2019 – only a few weeks away. We also noted this week that the Nations Restaurant News released their 2019 listing…
Read More »The state of Maine became the first state in the nation to ban the use of polysterene foam food and drink containers when Governor Janet Mills signed the restriction into law this week. LD 289, sponsored by Representative Stanley Zeigler, prohibits restaurants and other “covered establishments” from providing food or beverages in Styrofoam containers effective…
Read More »A few years ago, the environmental rage was to push a ban on the use of polystyrene foam as a food and/or beverage container and to some degree, the effort is ongoing. Anne Arundel County in Maryland (vetoed by country executive), Concord and Santa Barbara in California have all recently advanced bans, and a ban…
Read More »One of the complaints about Styrofoam is that it doesn’t break down quickly enough from an environmental standpoint, and the same could be said about efforts to ban its use across the country. We haven’t had to talk much about municipal bans on single-use polystyrene containers over the past few months, but don’t think the…
Read More »The Florida Retail Federation this week brought a lawsuit against the City of Coral Gables challenging enforcement of its Styrofoam ban. The local law authorized fines starting at $50 and increasing to $500 for a third violation within one year and $1,000 for subsequent violations. Businesses were given until next month to phase out Styrofoam…
Read More »It seems a week can’t go by without some new minimum wage activity being in the forefront somewhere. This week’s news brings us back to the state of Maine, where advocates have succeeded in placing a minimum wage increase on the ballot this November, but that’s yesterday’s news. This week, a broad coalition of business…
Read More »Two days ago, the New York City ban on Styrofoam cups and food containers was struck down by a Manhattan Supreme Court justice. Judge Margaret Chan rejected the contention of NYC Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia that expanded polystyrene was not recyclable in the face of evidence to the contrary presented by plaintiffs Dart Container Corp…
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The National Conference provides DDIFO the opportunity to bring together many franchise owners from around the country and present them with information on a host of issues that threaten to impact Dunkin’ franchisees in every geographic region. Whether it’s the product mix in the southwest, J-BOD issues in the southeast, kitchen challenges in the Midwest…
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