Publications

Featured

The Great Service Divide – Occupational Segregation, Inequality, and the Promise of a Living Wage in the Seattle Restaurant Industry (July 2020)

Racial and Gender Equity

Building the High Road to Racial Equity: Addressing Implicit Bias in the San Francisco Bay Area Restaurant Industry, May 2019

Adding Racial Equity to the Menu: An Equity Toolkit for Restaurant Employers, January 2018

Behind the Kitchen Door: Extreme Inequality and Opportunity in Houston’s Vibrant Restaurant Economy, November 2015

Ending Jim Crow in America’s Restaurants: Racial and Gender Occupational Segregation in the Restaurant Industry, October 2015

The Great Service Divide: Occupational Segregation and Inequality in the US Restaurant Industry, October 2014

Realizing The Dream: How the Minimum Wage Impacts Racial Equity in the Restaurant Industry and In America, June 2013

Blacks in the Restaurant Industry Brief, January 2012

Tipped Over the Edge – Gender Inequity in the Restaurant Industry, February 2012

One Fair Wage

Better Wages, Better Tips: Restaurants Flourish With One Fair Wage, February 2018

The Case for Phasing Out Maine’s Subminimum Wage for Tipped Workers, October 2016

The Case for Eliminating the Tipped Minimum Wage in Washington, D.C., May 2016

Childcare

NIGHTCARE: The Growing Challenge for Parents on the Late Shift, December 2016

Tipped Workers

The Gig is Up: The New Gig Economy and the Threat of Subminimum Wages, March 2019

State of Tipped Restaurant Workers in the United States, January 1, 2019

Tipped Over: Employer Liability in a Two-Tiered Wage State, June 2016

The High Cost of Getting Paid: How Payroll Cards Cost Darden Employees, May 2016

Working Below the Line: How the Subminimum Wage for Tipped Restaurant Workers Violates International Human Rights Standards, December 2015

Restaurant Workers

Looming Recession Will Not Stop Restaurant Growth But Could Hurt Workforce, August 2019

Stop the Other NRA — Trump and the National Restaurant Association: Scheming to Undermine Wages, Public Health, and Worker Rights, May 2017

Secretary of Labor Violations?: The Low Road Business Model of CKE Restaurants, Inc.’s Andrew Puzder, January 2017

Behind the Kitchen Door: The Promise and Denial of Boston’s Growing Restaurant Industry, October 2016

Behind the Kitchen Door: The Promise of Opportunity in the San Francisco and Oakland Bay Area Restaurant Industry, June 2016

Picking up the NRA’s Tab: The Public Cost of Low Wages in the Restaurant Industry, April 2015

Darden: At the Drop of a Dime, October 2014

The Other NRA: Unmasking the Agenda of the National Restaurant Association, April 2014

Impact of Raising the Subminimum Wage on Restaurant Sales and Employment, March 2014

The Third Shift: Child Care Needs and Access for Working Mothers in Restaurants, July 2013

Behind the Kitchen Door: The Hidden Reality of Philadelphia’s Thriving Restaurant Industry, October 2012

A Dime A Day: The Impact of Miller/Harkin Minimum Wage Proposal on the Price of Food, October 2012

Dining Out, Dining Healthy: The Link Between Public Health and Working Conditions in New York City’s Restaurant Industry, April 2006

Backed into the Corner: Serving While Sick in Miami-Dade, August 2012

Darden’s Decision: Which Future for Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Capital Grille? October 2012

Sexual Harassment

Our Tips Belong To Us: Overcoming the NRA’s Attempt to Steal Workers’ Tips, Perpetuate Sexual Harassment, & Maintain Racial Exploitation, October 2017

The Glass Floor: Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry, October 2014

High-Road Restaurants

High Road 2.0: A National Study of Human Resource Practices, Turnover, and Customer Service in the Restaurant Industry, January 2014

Taking the High Road: A How-To Guide for Successful Restaurant Employers, January 2012