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Mastering Worker Classification: Seven Essential Tips for Restaurant Owners

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Benefits and Protections Full-time employees are often entitled to benefits such as health insurance, paid leave and retirement plans, whereas part-time and temporary employees may not be. Relationship of the parties − are there written contracts or employee-type benefits, such as a pension plan, insurance or vacation pay?

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Restaurant Safety: How Restaurateurs Can Improve their Risk Profiles

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These issues have translated to the industry’s insurers as well – causing even more headaches for restaurant owners. The restaurant insurance market has seen rising costs to insure and as a result, carriers have come and gone from the market.

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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

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Communicating Changes : Share changes in team meetings or one-on-ones to make sure everyone understands and has easy access to the updated version. Simplify Health Insurance Open Enrollment Health insurance is one of the most valuable benefits you offer, so make open enrollment a central, streamlined year-end activity.

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How Business Insurance Could Save Your Restaurant from COVID-19

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In addition, most restaurants should have business interruption insurance, and that insurance may provide some relief from economic pain. Business interruption insurance covers the loss of income that a business suffers after a disaster. Document Everything. Gather Your Complete Insurance Policy.

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What Restaurant Owners Need to Grow: Legal Strategies for Long-Term Success

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A carefully crafted Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) and clear franchise agreements are key to setting expectations and maintaining transparency with your franchise partners. Clear communication during negotiations ensures both parties are aligned and lays the groundwork for a smooth and successful transition.

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The Employment Landscape is Messy: How Restaurants Can Ensure Compliance with Limited Resources

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Often the upsell from franchisors and service providers includes seemingly convenient, useful, and “free” extras like employee handbooks, wage and hour policies, and employment forms, but these one-size-fits-all documents are often tailored to federal law and don’t account for changes in California law.

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Safety First: Welcoming Restaurant Employees Back

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As members of Sentry Insurance’s safety team, we’ve compiled several tips and resources with those risks in mind to help your restaurant experience a safer return. Communicate Return Criteria. After a plan is approved, communicate directly and often with employees about the primary information relating to their return.