Restaurateurs, Congress talk policy on Capitol Hill
More than 400 restaurateurs came to Washington, D.C., for our 32nd Annual Public Affairs Conference, and to meet with lawmakers on issues affecting business.
View ArticleNew plan offers small operators affordable health insurance
The initiative will help smaller businesses provide quality, affordable health care to their employees.
View ArticleTrump signs exec order to support assoc. health plans
President Trump signed an Executive Order that could make it easier for small businesses and individuals to work together to buy health plans through associations.
View ArticlePresident and CEO Dawn Sweeney urges ACA fixes
Sweeney urged HHS Secretary Tom Price to provide relief to the individual and small group health insurance markets.
View Article5 concerns about the health care law
Health insurance is a critical recruiting and retention tool, but its cost and time constraints are difficult to navigate. That’s why we’re trying to help Congress reform the law.
View ArticleTop 3 reasons to attend our Public Affairs Conference
Political parties are important. Here's why you won’t want to miss out on ours: the 2017 Public Affairs Conference.
View ArticleBooster shot: IRS extends ACA reporting deadline
The IRS has extended the deadline for some information reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act, but it's still right around the corner!
View ArticleHow costly is overregulation?
White Castle exec tells joint economic committee that excessive regulation is killing growth and jobs.
View ArticleAn Rx for better health care
The National Restaurant Association said it is encouraged by a House Republican initiative aimed at commonsense reforms to the American health system.
View ArticleAdvocacy the main course at Public Affairs Conference
Members of the restaurant industry got to see firsthand how the government works during this year's NRA Public Affairs Conference.
View ArticleRestaurants get big health care win
Restaurants and other small businesses scored a major victory when the Senate followed the House’s lead and passed the Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act.
View ArticleHere’s what restaurateurs are telling their members of Congress this summer
Minimum wage, health care, taxes and labor overreach were all on the menu when a U.S. representative came to visit.
View Article40 hours is full time
It's time to reexamine how the Affordable Care Act defines full-time employment.
View ArticleHouse passes bill to change full-time definition
Just two days into its new session, the House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to change the health care law’s definition of “full time” from 30 hours to 40 hours a week.
View ArticleHouse opens 2015 with key health care vote
An issue that stands to have a profound impact on the scheduling and hiring of restaurant employees —a change to the health care law’s definition of “full time” — is scheduled for a vote in the House...
View ArticleHealth care law: Next steps for employers
The Affordable Care Act's employer mandate begins to take effect for some employers Jan. 1. What do you need to know?
View ArticleHow many hours is the full-time workweek? Not 30.
Thirty hours a week doesn’t work for restaurants, their employees, or the hundreds of thousands of businesses that will be forced to make hard decisions about how to comply with the health care law’s...
View ArticleWill House fix ACA’s seasonal employee problem?
A bipartisan group of House members has introduced a bill intended to change one of the many confusing aspects of the Affordable Care Act: its two definitions of “seasonal” employment.
View ArticleWhat should restaurant operators talk to lawmakers about?
Tips on what to talk about with your elected officials this summer.
View ArticleSenate bill aims to eliminate key part of health care law
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga) has introduced legislation that would accomplish one of the National Restaurant Association’s top health care advocacy priorities: elimination of the auto-enroll requirement.
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