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Fifth Circuit Broadens Standard for Title VII Claims Against Employers

Workforce Bulletin

Dallas County , nine female corrections officers sued their employer, a detention center in Dallas County, Texas, for violating Title VII and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA), because it modified their seniority-based scheduling policy to a gender-based scheduling policy. DeJoy and Students For Fair Admissions v.

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Defining ultra-luxury in Qatar – Alumnus leads opening of Waldorf Astoria in the 2022 FIFA World Cup capital

Les Roches

We caught up with Director of Operations and class of 2003 alumnus, Joost Folkers, to find out more about the hotel and his career journey to the home of the 2022 World Cup. I graduated in 2003 and did a summer job in Marbella and then a couple of things in Malaga, and then I got a one year stint in London.

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Pivoting From an Economic Downturn

Modern Restaurant Management

There is hope for a strong return in 2020 Q3, similar to the recovery in Asia during the SARS outbreak in 2003, with additional caution that this pandemic is unprecedented; therefore, economic recovery will take a while. Your floor plan looks different, so how will that affect shift schedules? When It Comes to Your Customers.

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A Yum! Habit, Chasing DoorDash and BellaBot

Modern Restaurant Management

Under his leadership, iPayment closed an initial public offering in 2003 and then went private in 2006. Local Foods Austin is scheduled to open in late Summer 2020 in the fast-paced 2nd Street District of Downtown Austin at 454 W 2nd Street on the corner of 2nd and San Antonio. HolaBot is unique for its advanced task scheduling system.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Bad Ass Gets Bigger and New Prototype for Bagel Boss

Modern Restaurant Management

” This agreement marks a continuation of Popeyes expansion plans in Europe, where the restaurant brand is already present in Spain and Switzerland, and is scheduled to open later this year in the U.K. The first Popeyes restaurant in Romania is scheduled to open in 2022. c-stores and self-serve gas stations, opened it in 2003.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

Steve Snower, CEO of Parts Town for the past 15 years, has led the team that grew Parts Town from five employees and less than $3 million in revenue in 2003 to more than 1,800 global team members and over $650 million revenue today. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Franchising for Heroes and Shaq-a-Roni for Charity

Modern Restaurant Management

A few years later when McDonald’s was looking to get out of the pizza business, Grote and his daughter, Jane Abell, bought back the company in 2003. The company was classified “Best in Class” and acquired by McDonald’s Corporation in 1999, at a time when the fast-food giant was extending its reach beyond burgers.