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Avoiding the Four Biggest Traps of Restaurant Payroll

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As an example, a restaurant owner doing payroll by hand may incorrectly record overtime pay and tip records, which subsequently leads to tax errors. The former are entitled to benefits such as minimum wage, overtime pay and workers’ compensation insurance.

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2024 Emergency Planning for Restaurants

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Taking proactive measures and having plans in place will allow your business to react quickly to help minimize the impact of an emergency. Ahead of 2024, we will share the all-too-common disasters that can strike restaurants from fires to civil unrest to water damage with pragmatic and proactive tips that can help curb the repercussions.

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The Future of Restaurants is Forever Changed by COVID-19

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Stories like ours played out in restaurants across the country over the next few weeks. We offer paid leave for all staff working 25+ hours, as well as 401(k) plan, health, dental, and vision insurance — but that’s not the norm in the restaurant industry. Shift Toward Sustainability.

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Q1 2022 Legal Update

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Insurance Coverage for COVID Claims Largely Rejected by Appellate Courts : Throughout the country, appellate courts are reviewing insurance coverage lawsuits brought by restaurants who were forced to close due to COVID-19 pandemic shutdown orders. Oregon Mutual Insurance Co., Litigation. The case, Compere v.

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What Now? COVID-19 Survival Guide for Restaurants

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To be added to this guide, reach out to Executive Editor Barbara Castiglia at bcastiglia@modernrestaurantmanagement.com. Click here to learn the 10 steps to take now. Click here to read more tips to help your business get through the pandemic from a financial point of view. and Canada.

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Ultimate Restaurant Payroll Guide 2021

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Understanding the ins and outs of paying employees, observing labor laws, and complying with the tax code is critical to running a business. Doing payroll," or “running payroll,” encompasses the following: Calculating how much money (including tips) your business owes employees and contractors during a specific pay period.

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Easter Eat-In, Potbelly Pantry and #ThePlateFund

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Ensuring business interruption insurance covers COVID-19. Right now, restaurants aren’t receiving the benefits they deserve from insurance companies. “ “Many of us quickly shut down our businesses and paid our employees’ health benefits out of pocket because it was the socially responsible thing to do.