Building a Better Plate: Promoting Workplace Equity and Worker Satisfaction in the Los Angeles County Restaurant Industry
Student Work
Selene Betancourt | Molly Hunt | Connie Kwong | Alma Lopez
June 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic placed a spotlight on the restaurant industry by highlighting poor working conditions, increased employee turnover, wage inequity, and inadequate access to health insurance, paid sick leave, and paid family leave. These issues have long afflicted restaurant workers, who disproportionately belong to marginalized groups including women and racial and ethnic minorities.
In partnership with the Movement to Organize for Restaurant Equity (MORE), we sought to identify policies to improve workplace equity and job satisfaction while maintaining restaurants’ financial stability.
