NYdailynews.com - Thx 4 all ur help, but ur fired.

That was the message — text message, actually — a group of Florida restaurant employees got from a restaurant owner July 4th when he told them the business was closed.

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Jodi Jackson spent two years cooking at the restaurant — but she is still waiting for her final paycheck.

"I think it's immoral," Jodi Jackson, who spent two years working at Barducci's Italian Bistro in Winter Park, told WFTV. "I think it's cowardice."

The Winter Park restaurant's owner, Gregory Kennedy, gave no notice when he sent the Fourth of July surprise text telling more than 12 employees of the closure. They haven't even been paid their final checks, Jackson said.

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Wave3.com - A woman from Savannah, Georgia likely won't forget her first visit to the Derby City or the Good Samaritans who chased down the man accused of stealing her purse -- and the thousands of dollars worth of jewelry it contained -- at a downtown Louisville restaurant. 

"Call the police, help me, call the police!," yelled Kathleen Feron.  She says her server, a bartender, and a married couple sitting on the patio stepped up to help her. Continue

Bizjournal.com -Florida led the country in restaurant unit growth in 2012.

Florida added a net 1,751 eating and drinking place establishments in 2012, while California added a net 1,721 units, a National Restaurant Association analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed.

Other than Florida, California and Texas, which added 1,296 restaurant establishments in 2012, no other states registered growth in excess of 1,000 units.

PRNewswire - Bar owners and other permittees know it's smart to avoid trouble with the law by verifying age and identity prior to serving up alcoholic beverages. Now--imagine having the ability to aim a smartphone at the barcode or magnetic stripe on a driver's license and within mere seconds instantly verify the age and ID validity of the patron.  This is the promise delivered by barZapp™, a new app created by Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc, an established global leader in identity solutions and wireless security systems. Continue

WCTC.tv A major Florida hospitality organization is applauding a delay for the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.

Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association President Carol Dover says the delay from January 1, 2014 to 2015 will give businesses across Florida the chance to properly implement the new regulations. Continue

Irishexaminer.com - Justin Bieber told fans 'we all make mistakes' after footage of him urinating in a mop bucket appeared online.

It's after online entertainment site TMZ posted a video of the pop star urinating in a mop bucket as he left a New York nightclub through a restaurant earlier this year. 

The 19 year old singer is also seen spraying a picture of Bill Clinton with cleaning fluid. Continue with video

NJ.com - In a decision that could clear the way for a nationwide class-action lawsuit dealing with online gift certificates for restaurants, the state Supreme Court today said such online purchases are "written consumer contracts" subject to state law.

Two New Jersey residents — Larissa Shelton of Lindenwold and Gregory Bohus of Cherry Hill — sued Illinois-based Restaurant.com because they bought coupons for discount meals from 2007 to 2009 that included wording that they would expire after one year. Under New Jersey law, gift certificates must be valid for two years. Continue

KSL.com - Two restaurants are in the middle of a lawsuit for trademark infringement, and one company is taking its case to the public via social media.

Salt City Burger Co., a restaurant in Bountiful, is suing Saltair Burger Co., a food truck in Richfield, for the latter’s use of a similar name and trade dress. The company is asking Saltair Burger Co. to change its name and "vintage" aesthetic, which is "deceptively similar" to that of Salt City Burger Co., it claims.

The dining room of Salt City Burger Co., it claimed in the lawsuit, is “reminiscent of Salt Lake City in the 1800’s and early 1900’s era" and features photographic prints of the Saltair amusement park.

“The overall image and decor is an unusual, unique and integral part of the look and feel of Salt City Burger Co.,” the lawsuit stated. Continue

Dailymail.com -Appetites around the nation for Golden Corral's famed all-you-can-eat ribs may be spoiled after an employee posted a video online allegedly showing raw meat being stored next to a dumpster at a Florida franchise.

Disgusted by the hygiene practices at his Port Orange restaurant, Brandon Huber, 22, uploaded his shocking video onto YouTube on July 1st - sparking a corporate panic from the North Carolina firm that has led to the manager of the outlet being fired.

Inspired to share the video after watching an episode of Dr. Phil in which he advised his viewers to turn a problem into an opportunity, Huber's video of cooked food, raw ribs and hamburger patties left out in daylight during an inspection has led to tongue-in-cheek comparisons with NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden.

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