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Safety Training and a Strong Safety Culture: The Recipe for Mitigating Restaurant Risk

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As the focus for restaurants continues to center on growing and staffing up, safety training can sometimes get lost in the mix or ratcheted down to cover only topics related to compliance with regulations. That won’t cut it in an industry that faces major risks associated with employee injuries and food safety.

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Mental Health Month and The State of Restaurants

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Society Insurance, which provides coverage to the hospitality industry, wants to share resources restaurants should be leveraging and implementing, such as creating an Employee Assistance Program as well as educating workers (and yourself!) At this point, you need to determine if your employee is covered under FMLA.

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How Employers Can Support Employee Mental Health

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In today's workplace, the significance of addressing employee mental health has become increasingly crucial. The well-being of employees directly impacts their productivity, engagement, and overall satisfaction. Offering Mental Health Benefits To support employee mental health, employers can offer a range of mental health benefits.

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How Restaurant Owners and Managers Can Reduce Workers’ Comp Liability Around the COVID-19 Vaccine

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While our team is extremely excited about seeing each other in person, as a business owner, it‘s my responsibility to ensure we’re being safe, following appropriate CDC guidelines, and making the best decisions to protect our employees. Further, the Rockefeller Foundation found that 44 percent of 1,339 U.S.

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2023 Reflections: The Year That Was in Restaurants, Part Three

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This may make sense in terms of distributor strategy, but BrewLogix is raising a cautionary flag for 2024 as it relates to the on-premise product mix. As it relates to technology, there’s no question more and more tap rooms, bars and restaurants are embracing technology. That may not be true.

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Four Things Bar and Restaurant Owners Should Consider in their Coverage 

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With the laundry list of everything bar and restaurant owners need to handle on a daily basis, proper insurance coverage should be top priority. With the guidance of a skilled agent that is well educated in the hospitality industry, bar and restaurant owners should be able to let the experts lead the way.

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Managing Risk: Prevent Foodborne Illness, Protect Your Restaurant

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Make sure your employees understand when to wash their hands as well as appropriate times to use (and change) gloves. Educate your diners. Be sure all your employees, from wait staff to managers to chefs, have been certified in food safety. Your workers will take short cuts. coli and salmonella. Clean, sanitize and disinfect.