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📘 Running restaurants in more than one city? Local wage & scheduling rules can differ block to block. Is your handbook ready for that?
CRA members get a free 15-min monthly call with a CRA Legal Center Partner. Join na2.hubs.ly/H07_X1x0
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Don’t let a split-second shortcut compromise your menu. 📩 For #NFSM2026, get ServSafe’s Week 3 Bundle with posters, recipe cards & manager tools. Save 20% on select products with code NFSM2026: na2.hubs.ly/H07ZCg10 #NSFM2026 #FoodSafetyMonth #ServSafe #CrossContamination
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🔥 Does your kitchen get above 82°F?
If so, Cal/OSHA requires water, cool-down areas, a written heat illness plan & training for staff and supervisors.
 CRA members get a free 15-min monthly call with a CRA Legal Center Partner. Join now at na2.hubs.ly/H07ZCh60
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💰 You don't have to switch vendors to cut costs. Processing, waste, supplies, linens & gas can eat 5–12% of revenue. In this 45-min webinar, learn how to find the savings. Register: na2.hubs.ly/H07Xj-D0 #CaliforniaRestaurants #RestaurantOwners #CostSavings #CRA
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📅 Thu 9/24, 2 PM EDT: Join Ecolab food safety experts Mandy Sedlak & Erin Mertz to learn the common risk factors behind foodborne illness outbreaks and practical strategies to reduce risk in your operation. 📋Register: na2.hubs.ly/H07W1kB0 #FoodSafety
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📘 When did you last read your employee handbook? In a lawsuit, opposing counsel will review it, and outdated policies can be used against you. Get it reviewed. CRA members get a free 15-min monthly call with a CRA Legal Center Partner. Join na2.hubs.ly/H07W1lf0
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🔥 Your kitchen hit 82°F. Are you compliant? Cal/OSHA heat rules apply at 82°F, stricter at 87°F or near stoves & ovens. A $40 globe thermometer could save you a lawsuit. CRA members get a free 15-min monthly call with a CRA Legal Center Partner. Join na2.hubs.ly/H07VV-90
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Cleaning and sanitizing violations are common, but preventable. 📩 Download ServSafe’s NSFM Week 2 Bundle for posters, recipe cards, manager tools & quizzes that help build safer kitchen habits. Plus, save 20% on select products with code NFSM2026. Link: na2.hubs.ly/H07S_l60
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Food safety success starts with the right ingredients. Week 1 of #NationalFoodSafetyMonth: consistency, dedication, and commitment. 📩 Get ServSafe’s NSFM Week 1 Bundle: na2.hubs.ly/H07NhS90 Save 20% on select products with code NFSM2026. #FoodSafety #ServSafe
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🎙️ ICYMI: Could California Eliminate Sales Tax on Restaurant Meals? Jot Condie and John Pimentel discuss California’s complex restaurant tax rules and the proposed California Food Tax Fairness Act. Listen now: na2.hubs.ly/H07MRhJ0 #CaliforniaRestaurants
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🎙️ ICYMI: What could eliminating sales tax on restaurant meals mean for CA families and the economy? Jot Condie and John Pimentel discuss the potential to put more money back in Californians' pockets while stimulating economic activity. Listen now: na2.hubs.ly/H07H0RG0
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Today, we celebrate the hardworking people who keep California’s restaurant community moving forward. We’re grateful for the passion of our industry’s incredible workforce. Wishing everyone a safe and enjoyable Labor Day! 🇺🇸 Our team will return Tuesday, September 8.
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🍽️ One employee request. Five leave laws. Now what? Join the CRA Legal Center & Berliner Cohen Sept. 17 at 10 AM PT for practical guidance on ADA, FMLA, CFRA & California leave laws. CRA Members, register here: na2.hubs.ly/H07FxmM0
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🎙️ ICYMI: Jot Condie and John Pimentel discuss the California Food Tax Fairness Act and what eliminating sales tax on restaurant meals could mean for restaurants and consumers. Listen now: na2.hubs.ly/H07CTvR0 #CaliforniaRestaurants
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Should California eliminate sales tax on restaurant meals? That's the question we'll explore with John Pimentel on an upcoming episode of Confidential Bulletin. 🔔 Subscribe today so you don't miss this timely conversation when it launches. #CalRestaurants #CaliforniaPolitics
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Get Ready to Bid! 🍽️ CRA Los Angeles Chapter Online Auction is LIVE Aug. 22–29! Bid on exciting items while supporting the CRA LA Chapter, The California Restaurant Foundation, and California’s restaurant community. Register free and start bidding now: na2.hubs.ly/H07nnqx0
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🎵 Playing music? CRA Marketplace partner @BMI has issued an Industry Insight on music copyright and licensing. Last year, CRA published 58 Industry Insights like this, keeping restaurateurs informed. Insight here: na2.hubs.ly/H07lG0g0 Join today: na2.hubs.ly/H07ltf-0
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California’s EPR program could leave businesses and consumers footing the bill for tens of billions in costs in the next 5 years. CRA is urging lawmakers to pause implementation. Watch the full episode: na2.hubs.ly/H07hq0M0 Take action before Aug. 31: na2.hubs.ly/H07hv6f0
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Is Your “Open Door” Policy Really Open? 🚪 A policy only works if managers’ actions back it up. Join today to see webinars like this and receieve one free call a month (not to exceed 15 mins) with a Legal Ctr expert: na2.hubs.ly/H0759R40 #ICYMI #CRALegalCenter
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🎙️ ICYMI: Bob Farrar shares advice for the next generation of restaurant leaders: embrace the craft, keep learning, and never stop adapting. Hear Bob and Tom Ferdinani discuss the passion and resilience that define hospitality. Listen now! na2.hubs.ly/H0745mg0
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