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#1 Arkansas-Based Restaurant Chain to Pay $300K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Nov 17 2025 // Simply Slims, L.L.C., doing business as Slim Chickens, will pay $300,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency...

#2 Restaurants, Insurance Agents Strive for Stability as Costs Continue to Rise

Mar 24 2025 // This year restaurants and bars continue to grapple with many of the same challenges they faced in 2024. The rising cost of labor and food, along with the ongoing struggle to recruit and retain employees, remain among the...

#3 California Labor Commissioner Cites Los Angeles Restaurant $680K

Sep 8 2025 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited J BBQ, a Koreatown restaurant, more than $680,000 for wage theft violations.A total of 48 workers were impacted by the violations, which included unpaid wages, denied...

#4 Fire Damages Popular ‘Pond-to-Table’ Rhode Island Restaurant

May 22 2025 // SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP)— One of Rhode Island’s most famous restaurants has been damaged after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning.Union Fire District Steve Pinch says firefighters arrived at 3:45 a.m. to find...

#5 Washington Restaurant Owners Face Felony Charges for Not Paying Employees

Jun 12 2025 // The former owner and manager of the Royal India Cuisine restaurants in Kirkland and Lynnwood, Washington, face multiple felony theft charges for failing to pay employees nearly $45,000 from 2021 to 2023.Mohammad Rashid...

#6 Southern California Restaurant Fined $1.1M for Labor Violations

Mar 7 2025 // A Southern California restaurant has been fined more than $1.1 million over wage theft and sick leave violations. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office took the action against Food Source LLC, a Buena Park...

#7 Fire in Connecticut Damages 5 Businesses Including Popular Restaurant

Jan 29 2026 // A fire in a commercial plaza in Thomaston, Connecticut damaged five businesses including a popular restaurant, Patti’s Place.Firefighters battled the building fire on Park Street late Tuesday night and into Wednesday...

#8 California Bill Would Require Restaurants to Disclose Food Allergens on Menus

Aug 25 2025 // Braxton Kimura dreads eating at restaurants. The California teenager is severely allergic to peanuts, shellfish and most tree nuts. Consuming even a tiny amount could send him to the emergency room.“Eating out is...