New Mexico Restaurant Association What You can Do About a $15 Minimum Wage www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Housekeeping Everyone is being muted. Please use the chat box to ask questions. Questions will be held until the end of the presentation. The presentation is being recorded and will be sent to all registrants within 48 hours. The slide deck will be available at the same time. If you do not see my screen click on shared content. www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Jerry Harrell General Manager of the Double Eagle Restaurant in historic Old Mesilla for 23 years. Jerry serves as the Government Affairs Chairman of the New Mexico Restaurant Association. www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Carol Wight CEO of the New Mexico Restaurant Association Chief Advocate for Restaurants in New Mexico. Former Restaurateur www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Webinar Topics Issues Are We Fighting Why Restaurants Fight these Issues Ways to Influence the Fight What Else Can You Do www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 The Issues Minimum Wage Increases Sick Leave Mandates Scheduling Mandates Loss of Tip Credit Soda Tax Increase Liquor Tax Increase www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Minimum Wage Map www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

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Candidate Michelle Grisham www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

Candidate Michelle Grisham www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Sick Leave Map www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

Albuquerque Ballot Initiative www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

CC Sick Leave Ordinance www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

Predictive Scheduling Mandates Advance notice of schedules. “Workweek Fairness Act” Introduced at Albuquerque City Council: Employee schedules be put in writing three weeks in advance with employees compensated for any changes. www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Loss of Tip Credit California, Oregon, Washington, Minnesota, Washington DC, New York Restaurants can no longer pay sub-minimum wages to tipped employees in these states and counting... www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

The latest battleground… www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Other issues… Soda Tax Liquor Tax Gross Receipts Tax Right-to-Work www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

Why Restaurants Fight These Issues Labor is 1/3 of our costs. We have more labor than most other industries. 1/3 of all New Mexicans get their first job in a restaurant. Low Profit Margins Myth: Restaurant Owners make 30% to 40% profits Truth: On average Restaurants make 5% www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 What Can You Do? www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

Ways to Win Friends & Influence Here are 5 Ingredients for Successful Advocacy: Be kind and respectful. Be truthful. Know what you are saying and don't lie! Have integrity about your word. Use facts where you can but don’t forget to appeal to emotion. People make decisions based on emotion. Be brief and concise in your message. Don’t threaten! www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

California Receipt Message The Receipt Message is a completely FREE way for you to help promote the industry we all love—and everything our businesses contribute to their communities each day. The message tells customers how much, on average, restaurants invest in their business and employees. www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Guest Receipt Message The general public needs to know… “Because we value you… Nationally, an average of 95cents of every dollar restaurant customers spend goes into the food, employees and place. Come Again!” www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 In testing both in focus groups and with real restaurant customers, consumers responded favorably to knowing that most of what they pay for a meal goes right back into the operation. www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

Talk to Elected Officials and Candidates Share your struggles Do the math for them (every dollar increase in minimum wage = $$$ to my payroll) They are your friends and neighbors don’t be shy. www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

Host a Roundtable or Coffee Sign up today to be a part of NMRA FBI Team (Food and Beverage Intelligence) I will send you an email with access to the webinar and sign up process. www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848 Toolkit to include: Legislative Menu Tipped Wage Backgrounder Legislative Flyer Additional information as it becomes available www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848

Questions? (in the chat box) www.nmrestaurants.org 505-343-9848