A new study suggests that people entering the workforce are more concerned with the company they work for doing good things than they are concerned with making good money. The Align Public Strategies team takes a look at the results of this 12-city case study, and also examines how some prominent conservatives are mounting a backlash against such “do-gooder” companies.

Meanwhile, California may be on the path toward a “Restaurant Survivor Empowerment Act,” similar to an existing bill for janitorial workers, as strikers from a McDonald’s in Los Angeles call for new legislation. The act they’re calling for would require sexual harassment training, peer-to-peer education and other protections for workers.

 The team addresses all of these issues, then wraps up with the legislative scorecard.

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.