Something has happened to tipping culture in America, and it's made people somewhat uneasy about the gratuities they used to leave with confidence. Tips were once confined to the sit-down dining ...

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California's first-in-the-nation Fast Food Council, which was created to bargain the working conditions and wages for fast ...

Every day, there's a new story that makes it crystal clear that we workers are 100% expendable and that basically no employer in the country cares about us whatsoever. Whether it's someone being ...

Re “Fast-food wage hike flops” (Oct. 4): The opinion piece criticizing California’s $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers as too high omitted opinions of an important group — fast-food workers.

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday instructed the City Attorney’s Office to draft a policy that would extend protections under the existing Fair Work Week Ordinance for fast food employees — ...

Ever wondered what really happens behind those gleaming counters and drive-thru windows? The reality of fast food operations ...

California’s farcical Fast Food Council perfectly encapsulates everything that is wrong with this state’s governance.

Affected Starbucks workers can expect a payout soon after the coffeehouse chain was found to have repeatedly violate New York ...

The restaurant industry predicted disaster after California instituted a $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, but data shows that hasn't happened.

The legislative entity created to regulate the state's limited-service restaurant chains has been leaderless for seven months ...