Working Lunch: What the recent primary elections could mean for NovemberWorking Lunch: What the recent primary elections could mean for November

A number of states, including New York and Kentucky, went to the polls this week for their primary elections. On this week’s Working Lunch podcast, the team from Align Public Strategies discusses the winners and losers and what it all means come November.

States across the country are reacting to what’s happening – and not happening – at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in terms of worker protections. They are empowering their state agencies to fill the void, and on Working Lunch the team goes over what that could mean for restaurant operators.

A new study was released by a team of Harvard researchers that analyzes the role of the restaurant industry in the recession, the impacts of federal stimulus dollars, and what the path to recovery may look like. Working Lunch has those stories and wraps it up with the legislative scorecard.

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Align Public Strategies is a full-service public affairs and creative firm that helps corporate brands, governments and nonprofits navigate the outside world and inform their internal decision-making. This article does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or management of Nation's Restaurant News or Restaurant Hospitality.

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