by Lawrence Baker | Jan 14, 2020 | BLOG, Industry Voice
A Story of Advocacy By George Gundrey Owner, Tomasita’s Santa Fe, Tomasita’s Albuquerque, and the Atrisco Café & Bar, Santa Fe In 2019 the stars aligned to get me involved with advocacy in the political realm in defense of the restaurant industry. I am so glad I...
by Lawrence Baker | Jan 2, 2020 | Industry Voice, Legal and Regulatory Alerts
APPETIZERS Stimulate your appetite with juicy facts and figures. New Mexico Restaurants Locations – 3,468 Employees – 96,400 – 11% of employment in the state in 2019 Industry Sales (as forecast) – $4 billion Projected job growth by 2029 – 8% increase...
by Lawrence Baker | Dec 8, 2019 | Industry Voice, Legal and Regulatory Alerts, Scams
In 1990 when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed no one was contemplating the technology boom that would be changing all aspects of our lives and the lives of those with disabilities. Now businesses are faced with lawsuits claiming everything from...
by Carol Wight | Sep 21, 2018 | Industry Voice
Help Servers Keep Their Tips Activist groups often misleadingly point to the $2.13 base wage for tipped employee wages, and claim that they earn less than the minimum wage. This isn’t true: Tipped employees are guaranteed to earn at least the minimum wage and...
by Wendy Hughes | Dec 27, 2017 | Industry Voice
The 30-Day Legislative Session is fast approaching. The session is set by the Constitution of NM as a budget session. Only budget items and anything the Governor places on “the call” (Proclamation) may be considered germane to the session. This will be the last...
by Dionne Wright-Bower | Feb 17, 2017 | Industry Voice
UPDATE: This corkage bill did not pass. It is illegal to allow guests to bring alcohol onto your premises. You could jeopardize your liquor license if you allow outside liquor onto your premises. You have likely seen press coverage on the “Corkage Bill.” ...
