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The High Cost of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks: Study

May 7 2018 // A single foodborne outbreak could cost a restaurant millions of dollars in lost revenue, fines, lawsuits, legal fees, insurance premium increases, inspection costs and staff retraining, a new study from researchers at the...

Making Sure Food Delivery Doesn’t Take Out Restaurants

May 7 2018 // With a growing number of apps and on-demand services, millennials in particular love ordering take-out food from their favorite restaurants.But as more restaurants expand services into delivery, risk managers must be...

Correction: EEOC Sues Arby’s Franchisee Over Alleged Sexual Harassment at Alabama Restaurant

Apr 3 2018 // Fast food chain Arby’s and its franchisee Beavers’ Inc. are facing a federal lawsuit after several teenaged female employees were allegedly sexually harassed at an Arby’s in Atmore, Alabama. The Equal...

North Carolina High Court Rejects Dram Shop Claim Against Hotel in Woman’s Death

Mar 19 2018 // The estate of a woman who died after a night of heavy drinking while celebrating with her husband at a hotel restaurant cannot successfully sue the owners because her actions contributed to her death, the North Carolina...

North Carolina High Court Rejects Dram Shop Claim Against Hotel in Woman’s Death

Mar 7 2018 // The estate of a woman who died after a night of heavy drinking while celebrating with her husband at a hotel restaurant cannot successfully sue the owners because her actions contributed to her death, the North Carolina...

Agency Warns of Possible Hepatitis Exposure at Arkansas Restaurant

Feb 16 2018 // State health officials say people who visited a Taco Bell restaurant in northeast Arkansas may have been exposed to hepatitis A after an employee tested positive for the virus. The health department says the affected...

Fire at Decades-Old Maryland Tavern Caused $500K in Damage

Feb 15 2018 // Firefighters say a blaze at a decades-old Maryland tavern in a Washington, D.C. suburb has caused damage costing roughly $500,000.Pete Piringer with Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service tells WTTG-TV it appears the...

Police: Famous Italian Restaurant in New Jersey Suffered Fire Damage

Jan 26 2018 // Firefighters say a near-century-old New Jersey Italian restaurant suffered damage in an afternoon fire. Freehold fire officials say Federici’s Family Restaurant suffered smoke and water damage after a fire broke out...

Iowa Hospitality Industry Seeks Dram Insurance Law Changes

Jan 24 2018 // The Iowa Restaurant Association reported it is asking state lawmakers to pass dram insurance reform that would make it possible for restaurant and tavern operators to secure better policies to help compensate innocent...

How Sex Abuse Culture Threatens Restaurant Industry and What It Can Do About It

Dec 21 2017 // That there’s abuse behind the scenes in restaurant isn’t news. Within the chef community, the news is that people are surprised to hear about it.The true scale of the issue has yet to be revealed, though...

Trump’s Labor Board Overturns Obama ‘Joint Employer’ Rule

Dec 15 2017 // A U.S. labor board on Thursday overturned an Obama-era ruling that had made it easier for unions and workers to hold companies accountable for practices of contractors and franchisees, a decision welcomed by business...

Female Workers in Massachusetts Sue McCormick & Schmick’s

Dec 14 2017 // Female kitchen workers at the McCormick & Schmick’s seafood restaurant in downtown Boston were subjected to constant groping and lewd comments from male supervisors and co-workers, and their complaints to the...

Argo Partners With Front Line Safety on Restaurant, Grocer Safety Products

Dec 4 2017 // Argo Insurance, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., and an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, has partnered with Front Line Safety to offer services to its...

Some Businesses in Dickinson, Texas, Still Recovering from Harvey

Nov 22 2017 // Some Dickinson business owners are getting back on their feet — or trying — after flooding from Hurricane Harvey swamped more than 80 shops, restaurants and offices.The Galveston County Daily News reports Keith Lilley,...

Family Claims Safety Hazard Killed 5-Year-Old at Atlanta Rotating Restaurant

Nov 20 2017 // The family of a 5-year-old boy killed when he became caught in a rotating Atlanta restaurant is suing the company, saying it failed to prevent a “longstanding safety hazard.”The lawsuit comes after Charlie Holt...

Judge Sanctions Kansas Pizza Restaurant for Gender Discrimination in Job Offerings

Nov 14 2017 // Two teenagers whose firing from a Kansas pizza restaurant prompted a national discussion on pay inequality should receive back pay and the corporation that owned the restaurant must implement policies to ensure it follows...

Popular Massachusetts Restaurant Destroyed by Fire

Nov 9 2017 // A fire has destroyed a popular restaurant in Massachusetts that just celebrated its 50th anniversary in business.Officials were called to Jamie’s Pub in Scituate, Mass., around 4:20 a.m. Sunday. Fire Chief John...

Why Is THAT Excluded?

Nov 1 2017 // Exclusions. Insurance policies are full of them. I’ve been reading some policy forms lately. Some to study, others because they’re interesting to me. It’s kind of a sick hobby, I’ll admit, but...

Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations, Besh Steps Down from New Orleans Restaurant Group

Oct 25 2017 // New Orleans celebrity chef John Besh stepped down from management of the restaurant group that bears his name after a newspaper reported that 25 women who are current or former employees of the business said they were...

New Jersey Court Nixes Class-Action Status for TGI Friday’s Drink Suit

Oct 11 2017 // A lawsuit accusing restaurant chain TGI Friday’s of violating consumer fraud laws with its drink pricing can’t go ahead as a class action that could have included millions of members, but a similar case...