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Courtney Leyes and Emily Litzinger

Dog sitting next to restaurant table during meal.

Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: Are You Required to Accommodate Animals?

From service to emotional support dogs, here's what to consider.

Happy Joe’s Pizza employees.

Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: Restroom Access for Transgender Workers

Employers are encouraged to find solutions that are respectful.

Cafe employee handing over a coffee and bag of food.

Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: Can You Improve Employee Relations?

Change has arrived, and operators need to prepare.

Employee makes coffee behind a counter.

Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: Is The Tip Credit Right for My Operation?

Over the last decade, the DOL has narrowed the use of tip credits.

Staff inside a fast-food restaurant making chicken.

Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: Can You Pool Tips in Fast Food?

It's a concept not without potential landmines.

Empty fast-food restaurant.

Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: How to Accommodate Pregnant and Breastfeeding Employees

If you haven’t already, you should look to expanding your accommodations review process.

Professional barista preparing coffee using chemex pour over coffee maker and drip kettle. Young woman making coffee. Alternative ways of brewing coffee. Coffee shop concept.

Ask the Restaurant Legal Professionals: What to Know When Hiring Minors

Two employment lawyers tackle the biggest labor issues facing the industry.