Mental Health Resources Added to GGRA Website
In the aftermath of Anthony Bourdain’s tragic and untimely death, the restaurant industry is beginning to face a bitter truth: that mental illness is often left unchecked and untreated (if even [...]
San Francisco Has New Leadership
San Francisco has elected a new mayor and it’s London Breed. Since San Francisco employs a system of ranked choice voting (RCV), it took several days for the Department of Elections to [...]
Asking Mayor Elect Breed to Clean Up Our Streets
GGRA is part of the CleanSafe365 Coalition, which brings together business and community groups who are working to partner with the City to clean up San Francisco’s streets. Recently our [...]
GGRA Receives an Immigrant Leadership Award
On Monday, June 11, San Francisco’s Immigrant Rights Commission presented GGRA with their Industry Leader Award. GGRA was recognized for the work we’ve done to educate the restaurant [...]
Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (PSLO) Updates Took Effect June 7th
After considering public input on proposed PSLO Rules, the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement published new Rules Interpreting the Paid Sick Leave Ordinance on May 7, 2018. The [...]
Want to host a Rugby Team?
The World Cup of Rugby, the Rugby 7s, will be taking place here in San Francisco at AT&T Park, July 20 – 22, 2018. We are partnering up with the Rugby 7s Host Committee to engage the [...]
Tips for Avoiding ADA Litigation (by Marie Trimble Holvick)
by Marie Trimble Holvick ADA claims remain a frustrating and costly source of litigation for Bay Area restaurants. Two well-known ADA plaintiff’s attorneys appear to be targeting SF restaurants, [...]
Class Action Waivers Held Enforceable in Employment Context: Should Your Restaurant Implement a Waiver? (by Marie Trimble Holvick and Sara Moore)
by Marie Trimble Holvick and Sara Moore of Gordon & Rees The United States Supreme Court recently issued an important new decision regarding the use of class action waivers in arbitration [...]
California Supreme Court Places Steep Hurdle on Classifying Workers as Independent Contractors (by Andrew J Sommer)
By: Andrew J. Sommer, Conn Maciel Carey LLP Historically, California has applied a multi-factor test for evaluating whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. These factors – [...]
