Posted Wed, Jul 20, 10:05 a.m.

Restaurants and food truck are not economic 'substitutes'. While they compete on the fringes, hot dog stands are not competing with sit-down Italian food. Unless you own a Taco Del Mar or McDonalds, I think your concern is overblown. Also, you rail against paying for rent, utilities, taxes, insurance, dishwashers ...

Posted Wed, Jun 29, 4:52 p.m.

I would agree that the need for sick days shouldn't be tied to company size. After all, on average, people probably get sick at a similar rate regardless of company size - as do their kids. But there's something to be said for pragmatism, and opposing a policy that makes ...

Posted Tue, Jun 28, 2:54 p.m.

@Ronald Holden From my point of view, your comment seems to have overlooked the point of this article. The author, like a lot of other folks working low-wage service, food and hospitality jobs, can't afford to take a day off work when she is sick. Sure, that's a problem for ...

Posted Tue, Jun 21, 4:43 p.m.

@pinmlt Working sick isn't a cultural thing - it's a necessity of low wage workers, some of whom happen to be Latino. Causation does not equal correlation. Also, if the city passes a law then they will surely produce materials in several languages... and maybe their bosses can speak really ...

Posted Tue, Jun 21, 9:37 a.m.

It's great this author has always been able to make up lost time, but that's just not the case for a lot of people. Not everyone works in a high-end restaurant with good managers. Not everyone can afford childcare from their wages and tips. And not everyone can afford to ...

Posted Thu, May 26, 9:22 a.m.

@ba FTW

Posted Wed, May 18, 3:02 p.m.

There's nothing about child labor laws, the minimum wage, OSHA regulations or food handlers cards in the Constitution either, but that doesn't mean they aren't smart policy to establish healthy, safe and clean workplaces. Now, some businesses might establish regulations on their own - but some won't - so as ...