Latest Restaurant Headlines
All the headlines from our Restaurant Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mississippi Probes Cases of Hepatitis in Restaurant Workers
Apr 9 2021 // State health officials are investigating two cases of hepatitis A in Jackson County restaurant employees. The cases potentially led to exposure for customers, The Mississippi State Department of Public Health said. Two...
Managing Risk by Training Restaurant Employees
Mar 22 2021 // Restaurants are risky businesses. They take more cash than you would think. They take more time than you want to invest and have more problems than anyone wants to deal with. Many restaurants struggle with keeping...
Risk on Tap for Craft Brewers in a Pandemic World
Mar 22 2021 // Over the past decade, the craft brewing industry has been thriving. From big cities to small towns, niche breweries are growing into cult favorites or mainstream staples, and small taprooms are growing into brewpubs. You...
Kansas Businesses Hurt by COVID Closures Could Get Help Under Bills
Mar 15 2021 // Businesses that were ordered to shut down or limit capacity because of the pandemic could receive financial relief under two bills in the state Legislature that would address pending litigation but have riled up county...
As States Ease Mask Rules, Essential Workers Worry About Safety and Jobs
Mar 10 2021 // Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald’s...
Washington Restaurant Paying $600K To Settle Suit
Mar 8 2021 // The Willows Inn, a nationally acclaimed restaurant on Lummi Island in Washington that has been accused of underpaying its employees, has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit over wage theft...
Virus Limits for Businesses, Nursing Homes Eased in Michigan
Mar 4 2021 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced the further loosening of Michigan’s coronavirus restrictions, easing capacity limits in restaurants and a host of other businesses while also allowing for larger indoor and outdoor...
Texas Businesses Now Must Decide: Require Face Masks or Not
Mar 3 2021 // As small-business owners and managers across Texas went to work Wednesday morning, they faced yet another 2021 headache: deal with losing business from customers who don’t want to wear face masks during the pandemic...
Insurer Wins Covid-19 Business Interruption Case Filed by New Orleans Restaurant
Feb 22 2021 // A New Orleans judge has denied a motion for declaratory judgment that insurance coverage is owed to a restaurant for business income that was lost when it was required to close its dining room because of the COVID-19...
Citing Bias, Black Franchise Owner, Ex-MLBer, Sues McDonald’s
Feb 19 2021 // The Black owner of 14 McDonald’s franchises says the company has shown more favorable treatment to white owners and denied him the opportunity to buy restaurants in more affluent communities, according to a civil...
Michigan Eatery to Pay $200K to Settle Sex Harassment, Retaliation Suit
Feb 7 2021 // A Michigan restaurant has agreed to pay $200,000 and furnish other relief settle a federal sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit, authorities say. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the...
Society Insurance Adds Travelers’ Aranas to Launch Restaurant, Bar Program in Georgia
Jan 29 2021 // Society Insurance, a Wisconsin-based insurance carrier specializing in coverage for select business niches, has added Joseph Aranas as regional sales manager for the Georgia market. Aranas will help spearhead...
WestPro Insurance Partners with Obsidian on Bars, Taverns, Restaurants Program
Jan 26 2021 // Managing general underwriter WestPro Insurance Services has formed a program partnership with Obsidian, a hybrid fronting program carrier. WestPro, a division of Platinum Specialty Underwriters, targets neighborhood bars,...
Wow! Another COVID Decision in Ohio Favoring the Insured
Jan 25 2021 // Something must be in Ohio’s air. Another Ohio court recorded a pro-insured COVID decision on January 19, 2021. In Henderson Road Restaurant Systems, Inc v. Zurich American Insurance Company, the United States...
Oklahoma Judge Extends Curfew Reprieve for Bars, Restaurants
Jan 11 2021 // An Oklahoma judge has extended a temporary restraining order allowing bars and restaurants across Oklahoma to stay open past an 11 p.m. curfew issued in November by Gov. Kevin Stitt in an effort to slow the spread of the...
California Governor Planning $4 B for Economic Recovery
Jan 7 2021 // After spending most of 2020 telling small businesses to close and limit their customers, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $4 billion worth of state spending he says will help them survive in 2021. Newsom...
COVID-19 Business Interruption Rulings, Most Favoring Insurers, Moving to Appeals
Jan 6 2021 // A wave of litigation over business-interruption losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders has started splashing into the appellate courts. Appeals of trial court decisions in at least 11 lawsuits have been filed so far,...
Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: Midwest Region
Dec 29 2020 // COVID 19: Lawsuits and More Hundreds, if not thousands, of lawsuits have been filed across the U.S. in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic that has gripped the nation and the world this year. The Midwest region has not been...
North Carolina Restaurant Owners, Workers Clash Over COVID Safety
Dec 28 2020 // Restaurant owners, who have seen their capacity and hours limited by government entities, are struggling to keep the doors open, while their staff, often in a very public-facing position, try to stay both employed and...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Most Read Stories of 2020: Midwest Region
Dec 28 2020 // Motorcycle helmets, protest damage and COVID-19 pandemic-related lawsuits dominated the headlines in Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2020. Here’s a look back at some of most read stories for the Midwest...
