News

January 7, 2020 | The New Tariffs Threaten Your Grocery Bills and Global Wine Culture
January 6, 2020 | Bisons' Rob Free named Chairman of New York State Restaurant Association
December 17, 2020 | Albany County Legislature Passes Ban on Plastic Straws
November 13, 2019 | Grubhub creates 'task force' amid complaints over bogus fees
November 4, 2019 | 'Right to refill act' Introduced in NY state
October 22, 2019 | The Saratogian | Jobseekers Visit First-of-its Kind Capital Region Restaurant Industry Job Fair
October 14, 2019 | Food & Wine | The Biggest Names in Food Delivery are Getting into the Restaurant Business
September 30, 2019 | NY Times | New York vs Grubhub
September 24, 2019 | Restaurant Business | DOL Issues New Overtime Pay Rules
September 22, 2019 | Forbes | What Victoria Blamey's Gotham Bar & Grill Takeover Means for Female Chefs Everywhere 
September 20, 2019 | WRBG Albany | Cuomo Announces Statewide Crackdown on Underage Drinking 
September 5, 2019 | City & State | The State Liquor Authority Takes Aim at delivery apps

Small Bites | NYSRA's weekly industry news highlights.

1/17/20 | Small Bites this week: Team success in 2020, manager turnover & more. 
1/10/20 | Small Bites this week: Proposed wine tariff, new NYSRA Chairman & more. 
1/3/20 | Small Bites this week: Foie gras ban proves profitable, softening Styrofoam ban & more.
12/20/19 | Small Bites this week: Polystyrene ban, foie gras update & more.
12/13/19 | Small Bites this week: The war on plastic, e-bike bill & more.
12/6/19 | Small Bites this week: Right to Refill Act, Labor Law Updates & more. 
​11/22/19 | Small Bites this week: Border Enforcement Affects Businesses, Minimum Wage Hike & more. 
11/15/19 | Small Bites this week: Grubhub Task Force, Return of the Zagat & more. 
11/8/19 | Small Bites this week: Looking ahead to 2030, foie gras lawsuit & more.
11/1/19 | Small Bites this week: New ADA class action claims, future of kitchens & more. 
10/25/19 | Small Bites this week: Cyber security, third party deliverers open restaurants & more. 
10/18/19 | Small Bites this week: Website accessibility, botched batches of beer & more. 
10/11/19 | Small Bites this week: SLA Update, recent member mixers & more. 
10/4/19 | Small Bites this week: Crack down on underage drinking, sexual harassment prevention & more. 
9/27/19 | Small Bites this week: New DOL Overtime Rules, Sexual Harassment Prevention Training & more
9/20/19 | Small Bites this week: Free Webinars, Top 10 Health Violations & more
9/13/19 | Small Bites this week: Food Safety Month, Restaurant Tech & more. 
​9/6/19 | Small Bites this week: The SLA Takes aim at Delivery Apps, The Future of Fast Casual & more
8/30/19 | Small Bites this week: Preventing Theft, Combating Convenience Fees & more
8/23/19 | Small Bites this week: ICE closes restaurant, using wifi to mine diner data & more
8/16/19 | Small Bites this week: NYC loses 4,000 jobs to rising minimum wage, expansion of harassment laws & more

Political Insider | Keeping members informed about laws and regulations impacting restaurants.

1/9/20 | Political Insider: Governor Cuomo's 2020 agenda
1/2/20 | Political Insider: Tip credit preserved & government vetos lien bill. 
12/19/19 | Political Insider: Polystyrene ban, plastic straws & more. 
12/12/19 | Political Insider: Trend of not seeking re-election, single-use plastics & more. 
12/5/19 | Political Insider: Hearing on Gig Economy Issue, Depreciation Tax Issue & more. 
11/14/19 | Political Insider: Grubhub Announces Task Force, National Grid Under Fire & more. 
11/7/19 | Political Insider: Election day surprises & rent stabilization requirements. 
10/31/19 | Political Insider: Election day requirements & City Council calls for 3rd party audit of Grubhub. 
10/24/19 | Political Insider: On The Issue - Missed sexual harassment prevention deadline next steps. 
10/10/19 | Political Insider: Proposed tipping pool changes and paid vacation round table. 
10/3/19 | Political Insider: SLA third party hearing, NYC Commercial organics program expanding & more. 
9/19/19 | Political Insider: Qualified Improvement Property Tax Error, Fois Gras Ban & more.
9/5/19 Political Insider: On The Issue- Grubhub & New SLA Guidance.
8/29/19 Political Insider: Grubhub & New SLA Guidance.
8/22/19 | Political Insider: Draft of new guidance on delivery services, NYC paid vacation mandate & more.
8/15/19 | Political Insider: Upstate localities looking at single use plastic legislation, Grubhub update & more.
8/8/19 | Political Insider: Faulty minimum wage study, NYSRA encourages change to full-time employee threshold & more.