The Working Lunch

Wendy’s, General Mills, Marriott International and almost 400 companies asked Congress to establish a threshold for paid leave. The team at Align Public Strategies evaluates that move as well as preemption battles in Missouri and other states. You can hear all of it on this episode of Working Lunch. Plus, a caution to companies hoping to push their business agendas in Washington D.C. now that all of the focus has shifted dramatically to the firing of the FBI director. Those stories and, as always, the legislative scorecard to get you caught up on labor issues around the country.

The Align Public Strategies crew highlights the politics of health this week from Trumpcare to menu labeling and sugar taxes and the rest the week's top items impacting business models.

The Align Public Strategies crew highlights the impact of Trump’s first 100 days on restaurants and business operators. What's he done? What hasn’t he done and what does it all mean moving forward. Plus, "Embers of the Bern" are back. Bernie Sanders is pushing for a $15 federal minimum wage and he has powerful friends to help him. Those stories plus the week’s Top Items including a delay on menu labeling.

On this episode of Working Lunch, the Align Public Strategies crew explains a twist in the wages debate. This time it is restaurant servers coming forward to lawmakers on their own to save their tipped wages. Plus, the White House is pushing Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act before President Trump's 100th day in office. Find out what this means for restaurant operators and how much should they count on this getting passed in the House. Those stories and the legislative scorecard with all the top items impacting operators around the country.

On this week's episode of Working Lunch, the Align Public Strategies team explains what the U.S. Attorney General's immigration crackdown means for restaurants leading up to potential federal raids. Plus, members of Congress are getting a taste of what recess looks like in a dodgeball-style firing line. Those stories plus the weeks top items from the legislative scorecard.

On this week's episode of Working Lunch -The Purge. Carl's Jr. is calling it quits with its controversial image campaign while the company's former CEO is back as an outspoken voice of the restaurant industry. The Align crew takes a closer look at who is carrying the message for the industry and who should be. As always, Working Lunch provides the latest labor-related issues from the week affecting restaurants and entry-level employers.

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.