Publications and Research
Racial and Gender Equity
The Other NRA – Unmasking the Agenda of the National Restaurant Association
Picking up the NRA’s Tab – The Public Cost of Low Wages in the Full-Service Restaurant Industry
Wage theft hits immigrants — hard, October 2021
Bar Manager At Popular Boston Spots Fired Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations, August 2021
The restaurant putting workers in charge – and inequality on the chopping block, March 2021
Ending the Tipped Minimum Wage Will Reduce Poverty and Inequality, March 2021
Adding Racial Equity to the Menu: An Equity Toolkit for Restaurant Employers, January 2018
Blacks in the Restaurant Industry Brief, January 2012
Tipped Over the Edge – Gender Inequity in the Restaurant Industry, February 2012
Occupational Segregation, Inequality, and the Promise of a Living Wage in the Seattle Restaurant Industry
Living Wage
Minneapolis, St. Paul mandated minimum wage goes up, but pandemic is shaping impact, June 2021
Restaurant labor shortage may force higher wages for workers, June 2021
A new kind of union emerges for lower paid workers across the U.S., May 2021
Guaranteed Basic Income Could Be a Game-Changer for Restaurant Workers, May 2021
Lawmakers, Restaurant Workers Calling For Minimum Wage Boost, May 2021
Former cook at Westmoreland casino eatery alleges racial discrimination, harassment, April 2021
N.C. Lawmakers Call for Passage of $15 Minimum Wage, April 2021
Activists call for minimum wage increase and paid sick leave amid pandemic, April 2021
Fight for $15 minimum wage not over, but will it be enough?, March 2021
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
Fast Facts: Economic Security for Women and Families in Pennsylvania, August 2021
2 new bills would help workers get paid sick and family leave time, April 2021
NIGHTCARE: The Growing Challenge for Parents on the Late Shift, December 2016
The Third Shift: Child Care Needs and Access for Working Mothers in Restaurants, July 2013
Tipped Workers
State renews push for raising minimum wage hike, including tipped workers, May 2021
The Subminimum Tipped Wage for Restaurant Workers Guarantees On-the-Job Harassment, April 2021
Restaurant workers want lawmakers to leave tipped wages alone, March 2021
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
Restaurant Workers
As An Advocate For Restaurant Workers, ROC Looks To Walk Its Talk, October 2021
Customers are still ordering carryout in large numbers, leading restaurants to adjust, August 2021
Will Restaurant Employees Go Back to Work?, August 2021
Don’t Let Inflation Anxiety Undermine Our Future, August 2021
The Fight For Paid Leave Could Benefit Restaurant Workers More Than Most, July 2021
The Fight For Paid Leave Could Benefit Restaurant Workers More Than Most, July 2021
There’s no labor shortage — just not enough good jobs, July 2021
Combatting ‘chainification’ and food gentrification, June 2021
Why restaurant jobs are going begging on Long Island, June 2021
Restaurant industry veterans reassess career choices post-pandemic, June 2021
The Real Reason Workers Aren’t Running Back to Restaurant Jobs, May 2021
‘The final straw’: How the pandemic pushed restaurant workers over the edge, May 2021
Bosses are acting like the pandemic never happened, May 2021
‘We’ve failed low-wage workers:’ Restaurant owners raise pay in wake of labor shortage, May 2021
Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs, May 2021
Restaurants Are Hiring, But Applicants Aren’t Yet Biting, May 2021
Small restaurant jobs not protected under California’s “Right to Recall” law, May 2021
Customers are returning to restaurants, but many workers aren’t, May 2021
The Rise of Guaranteed Income Programs Could Offer a Lifeline for Food Workers, May 2021
DOL Readies Extended Delay of Trump’s Pro-Restaurant Tip Rule, April 2021
Yet another restaurant crisis: finding help. What that means for your dining experience, April 2021
Memphis restaurant workers, unite! New group launches to protect labor rights, April 2021
Chicago Restaurant Owner Blames Stimulus Checks For Hiring Difficulty, April 2021
Masks Off, Mahi Mahi On. Restaurant Workers Are in a Race for Vaccines, March 2021
In Pittsburgh, a push to prioritize restaurant, hospitality workers for covid vaccines, March 2021
Column: We should pay more to eat in restaurants, March 2021
Other Voices: For decades, I’ve struggled without paid leave, March 2021
Asheville restaurants: Staffing crisis comes at crucial time as capacity rules relax, March 2021
Restaurant workers have done everything right. What are we doing for them?, Feb 2021
Looming Recession Will Not Stop Restaurant Growth But Could Hurt Workforce, August 2019
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
A Dime A Day: The Impact of Miller/Harkin Minimum Wage Proposal on the Price of Food, October 2012
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