COVID-19
Federal Relief – The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee conducted a hearing this week entitled “Restaurants in America During the COVID-19 Pandemic.”To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
WARN Act – Many employers are crossing the six-month mark since the pandemic impacted their operations. That may trigger a requirement under the federal WARN Act.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Liability – The Michigan legislature is moving to pass legislation that would create a safe harbor, or liability shield, for employers. The governor opposes the measure and is likely to veto it.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Wages
Aurora, CO – The city council rejected a proposal to enact a $20/hr minimum wage.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Las Cruces, NM – The city council held a work session this week to consider boosting next year’s local minimum wage based on CPI data.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Rockland, ME – The city council voted 3-2 to place a measure on the Nov. ballot to raise the local minimum wage to $15/hr by 2024.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Seattle, WA – Last week, the city announced that DoorDash and Postmates have agreed to pay out an additional $350,000 directly to roughly 6,000 workers after audits demonstrated that workers had not received proper compensation.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Policy
U.S. House – Congressional Democrats are preparing to unveil a sweeping labor rights bill that aims to narrow the definition of an independent contractor.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Labor Department – The agency is poised to release its final rule determining whether a worker is an independent contractor under federal wage law.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
EEOC – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has five members for the first time under the Trump Administration.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Alcohol
Georgia – The state revenue department issued rules governing home delivery of alcohol based on legislation approved in June.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Ohio – Legislation to make permanent cocktails to-go passed out of a senate committee and is headed to the full senate for expected passage.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Maryland – The state comptroller is calling on the governor to extend the state’s cocktails to-go law through the end of the next legislative session so that lawmakers have a chance to enact the changes in statute.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Delivery
FTC – Members of the U.S. House from three states wrote a joint letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week asking the agency to investigate third-party delivery platforms like GrubHub and DoorDash.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Alameda County, CA – The Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a temporary ordinance that caps the fees charged to restaurants by third-party delivery platforms at 15 percent of each order’s price and applies to unincorporated parts of the county.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Denver, CO – Next week, the city council will consider a proposal to cap third-party delivery fees at 15 percent for the next 120 days.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe
Hayward, CA – The city council unanimously passed a temporary ordinance that caps the fees charged to restaurants by food-delivery services at 15 percent of each order’s price.To Access Align's Analysis: Log In or Subscribe