On this week’s edition of Working Lunch, the Align team discuss how Facebook is changing the art of grassroots participation, how the nation’s largest company, Walmart approaches state and local lobbying and what Acosta’s confirmation means for the industry. These stories and the latest legislative news on healthcare, minimum wage and preemption.

On this week's episode of Working Lunch, Align's public strategists take on the social media storm covering Cracker Barrel over an alleged firing. Plus, what's next for the Affordable Care Act and how should restaurant operators evaluate the political fallout. Those stories and the latest legislative news on preemption and minimum wage.

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One of the leading voices in the restrictive scheduling debate from the restaurant industry is Tim Ehlert, Director, Government Relations for Buffalo Wild Wings. He joins the Align Public Strategies crew this week to discuss the benefits of educating policymakers about the need for restaurants to keep scheduling flexible. Also on the podcast, what restaurant companies can learn from a major retailer's decision to pay bonuses to thousands of employees around the country.

On this week's Working Lunch podcast, the Align Public Strategies team takes a closer look at how the national "Day Without Women" played out from the perspective of operators and they dive into the new Republican health care proposal. Plus, they examine what restaurants need to know about a potential battle brewing over local and state governments and preemption laws. Those items and the week's legislative scorecard impacting business models around the country.

On this week's Working Lunch podcast, the Align Public Strategies team takes a closer look at the national conversation over paid family leave. Who's winning? Who's losing? And how events this week like President Trump's message to Congress and Yum! Brands's decision to expand the benefit could lead to future legislative changes and internal pressures around the country.

Working Lunch is a weekly podcast about key labor issues impacting restaurant and retail operators as well as entry-level employers. Align Public Strategies explains the so what and the now what.

Working Lunch is a podcast from Align Public Strategies devoted to explaining the so what and now what about key issues impacting the restaurant and retail industries.