Treasury Department guidance on Paycheck Protection loans gives employers exemption if workers reject offer to be rehired
With some workers afraid or unable to return to work, move protects employers seeking loan forgiveness.
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States roll out reopening plans for restaurants, despite concerns
Here’s where restaurants can begin dine-in service on May 1 or early next week.
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Working Lunch: Strikes, liability, supply-chain challenges surround restaurant reopenings
Treasury Department to audit businesses that received more than $2 million from the Paycheck Protection Program
The goal is to recoup loan funds intended for small business recovery that were awarded to large public companies.
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James Beard Foundation announces finalists for Restaurant and Chef Awards
San Francisco-based chef Daniel Patterson joins growing number of restaurateurs suing their insurance companies for business interruption claims
The lawsuit alleges breach of contract, bad faith denial and fraud for the rejection of COVID-19-related claims at the restaurants Coi and Alta Adams.
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Papi Jocho’s Street Dogs and Cantina opens with carryout/delivery-ready menu in Kentucky
Founder Yavonne Saber confident ‘now more than ever’ is the right time to open a new concept with a menu of Mexican-inspired street hot dogs to go.
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6 restaurants that have permanently closed during the coronavirus pandemic
With no end date in sight, here’s a sample of what many say is a larger wave to come.
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How the COVID-19 pandemic led to this small Colorado-based Italian restaurant chain doing more delivery than ever before
CEO Elliot Schiffer, told the story of Mici Handcrafted Italian’s surprising success during the pandemic and how they’re launching franchising soon.
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New Jersey non-profit Restaurant Rescue Fund to hand out grants to independent New York area restaurants
Restaurant Rescue Fund is designed to help establishments pay for expenses beyond payroll; application process begins in mid-May.
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