Since 1946, NMRA has provided restaurant owners, operators, and vendors with support, negotiated discounts, and answers to the most pressing issues to help businesses like you succeed in this ever-changing industry.
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Restaurant Resources
Tip Policies in New Mexico as of July 2017
On July 20th the U.S. Department of Labor signaled its plan to rescind the tip-pooling restrictions put in place under the Obama Administration. It stated it will issue a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,”specifically, “in this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Department will propose to rescind the current restrictions on tip pooling by employers that pay tipped […]
Form I-9 Updated July 2017
Find links below to the most current I-9 and Employer Handbook on how to fill out the form. From USCIS.gov “Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. All U.S. employers must ensure proper completion of Form I-9 for each individual they hire […]
Benefits to Belonging
Heartland Out-of-Scope EMV Solutions Reduce Risk, Costs
Are you up to date on all of your EMV Technology? Let our guest blogger, Heartland Payment Systems, fill you in our how EMV solutions can reduce your risks and costs: Even though more than 97 percent of all U.S. credit cards are now issued with chips, many restaurant owners continue to struggle to implement […]
Natural Gas Savings Member Discount
NMRA Natural Gas Savings Program Want to see if you can save 10-15% on your restaurant’s natural gas bill? The NMRA has chosen Tiger Natural Gas to be its preferred natural gas supplier for NMRA members! When it comes to NATURAL GAS, you have a CHOICE! If you haven’t talked to Tiger, you are losing […]
CEO BLOG
We have had many victories in our attempt to promote pro-business messages against the sick leave initiative in Albuquerque. We won the attempt to keep the initiative off of the 2016 November ballot. We won the argument against putting a misleading summary on the ballot. And we hope to win our lawsuit claiming that ballot […]
A recent opinion piece by an Albuquerque restaurant owner shows she is passionately in support of a sick leave ordinance. Unfortunately, it appears she has not read and analyzed the entire ordinance or she would have a better appreciation and understanding of the significant costs and risks to her business and to all Albuquerque businesses […]