Bay Area restaurateurs sue California and counties to recover permit fees charged amid COVID-19

Source: https://www.timesheraldonline.com/ April 12, 2021 Restaurants in a handful of greater Bay Area counties have filed class-action lawsuits seeking refunds for liquor license and health permit fees assessed by the state and counties even though they were forced to shutter completely or operate at significantly lower capacity under COVID-19 public health orders. Restaurant owners in…

AAA: No Reliable Roadside Test for Marijuana Impairment

Source: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/ April 4, 2021 AAA is warning drivers of the harmful impact marijuana can have behind the wheel. Even though marijuana may now be legal here in New York, that doesn’t mean that driving under the influence of it is. AAA says that whether you smoke, vape, or take an edible, THC possesses a…

RESTAURANTS’ SALES ARE RETURNING, BUT NOT NECESSARILY THEIR WORKERS

Operators say hiring has become their top problem again, even with nearly 2 million former restaurant workers still out of a job. Source: https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/ By Peter Romeo, Jonathan Maze and Patricia Cobe April 2, 2021 When the newest Winger’s opened in Bountiful, Utah, a few weeks ago, market conditions prompted the casual restaurant to stay…

The Future of Pump Payments

Credit/debit-card fraud liability shifts as the chip-card deadline nears By David Wilkinson on Mar. 29, 2021 ATLANTA — The mandated deadline for fuel retailers to switch to EMV chip readers at the pump is approaching fast. As it stands now, after April 16, fuel retailers—not card issuers such as Visa or Mastercard—will be footing the bill for card fraud…