News

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
August 28, 2019 | Times Union | Clarifying a Hidden Cost of Convenience 
August 22, 2019 | Hudson Valley 360 | Mexican Radio says Closing Due to ICE Enforcement
August 13, 2019 | Jackson|Lewis | New York Expands Harassment Laws
August 12, 2019 | FEE | NYC has lost 4,000 Jobs in the Restaurant Sector Alone in the Last Year
August 7, 2019 | AMNY | Syrofoam Ban, in its 1st Month of Enforcement, Sees 57 Violations
August 7, 2019 | Restaurant Business | Servers and Bar Tenders Create Website to Save Tip Credit
July 25, 2019 | Bloomberg Law | New York State Expands Data Breach Notifications Laws
July 24, 2019 | Gothamist | In a Bid to Help Small Businesses, NYC Will Start Tracking Retail Vacancies
July 18, 2019 | NYSRA | Four out of Five Small Business Owners Fear Layoffs from Unfunded, Paid Vacation Mandate
July 11, 2019| NY Times| Thousands are targeted as ICE prepares to raid undocumented migrant families
July 11, 2019| NY Post| City council member asks AG for GrubHub antitrust investigation
June 20, 2019 | NY Times| Marijuana Decriminalization is expanded in N.Y., but full legalization fails
June 19, 2019 | CBS New York | New York Lawmakers pass bill legalizing E-bikes, E-scooters
June 14, 2019 | NYC Department of Mental Health and Hygiene | Reminder: Cannabidiol (CBD) is prohibited in Food and Drink
June 11, 2019 | Times Union| Albany County defeats law that would give employees paid sick days
June 10, 2019 | Restaurant Business | Why the retail apocalypse is the main factor in restaurant's traffic problems
June 6, 2019 | NY Post | This "paid leave" bill is a real restaurant killer
June 4, 2019 | Waste 360 | NYC Businesses distribute letter against Reynoso's Waste Legislation
June 3, 2019 | Restaurant Business | Trump's Mexican tariffs would send restaurant food costs soaring, experts warn

Small Bites | NYSRA's weekly industry news highlights.

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
8/9/19 | Small Bites this week: Servers and Bartenders join forces to save tip credit & more
7/26/19 | Small Bites this week: OpenTable launches delivery, NYS expands data breach laws & more
​7/19/19 | Small Bites this week: NYC's unfunded mandates killing small businesses, Rochester "best beer in town" & more

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

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.
8/1/19 | Political Insider: Postmates partners with ROC, Westchester sales tax increase & more.
7/25/19 | Political Insider: NYSRA Lobbies NYC Council in Opposition to Paid Vacation Mandate, Grease Trap Bill.
7/18/19 | Political Insider: Q2 Legislative Review- get up to date on NYS and NYC legislation activity