Omicron poses new threats to restaurants and bars

Omicron poses new threats to restaurants and bars

[ad_1] After a lull in reported COVID-19 cases in the fall and the hope that things might be approaching something resembling normal, restaurants are, again, reporting disruptions and steep drops in revenue. According to a new study from the Independent Restaurant Coalition, 58% of restaurants and bars nationwide lost more than half their revenue under […]

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Some Huntington Beach, Newport Beach restaurants sue insurance company over COVID-19 losses

Some Huntington Beach, Newport Beach restaurants sue insurance company over COVID-19 losses

[ad_1] Some restaurants in Huntington Beach and Newport Beach are part of a group that are suing Farmers Insurance, alleging the company breached contracts and didn’t compensate them for losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Jan. 4 includes Black Trumpet Bistro Tapas and Wine Bar and […]

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N.Y.C. Restaurants Face Uncertainty With Omicron

A Quandary for New York Restaurants and Workers: What to Do About Omicron?

[ad_1] After Nikolas Vagenas, a bartender at Apotheke in Chinatown and Bar Meridian in Brooklyn, tested positive for the virus in mid-December, he tried to apply for unemployment benefits both over the phone and online. The website “was supercomplicated,” he said. “I called them and waited on the phone, and they said I didn’t qualify.” […]

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N.Y.C. Restaurants Face Uncertainty With Omicron

N.Y.C. Restaurants Face Uncertainty With Omicron

[ad_1] After Nikolas Vegenas, a bartender at Apotheke in Chinatown and Bar Meridian in Brooklyn, tested positive for the virus in mid-December, he tried to apply for unemployment benefits both over the phone and online. The website “was supercomplicated,” he said. “I called them and waited on the phone, and they said I didn’t qualify.” […]

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