Rogers Park Vaccine Event, Anti-Retaliation Ordinance, Delivery Fee Cap Introduced
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
The Illinois Restaurant Association continues to engage with local, state, and federal officials to help employers and employees address concerns about COVID-19. Please see the below resources and information for your business - updated as of 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 21. *** Chicago Foodservice Workers: Hundreds of Vaccine Appointments Available Monday in Rogers Park 
The IRA has partnered with Mayor Lightfoot and the city of Chicago, Northshore Clinical Labs, Alderwoman Maria Hadden (49th) and Representative Kelly Cassidy (14th) to make COVID-19 vaccines easily accessible to restaurant, hospitality and foodservice workers employed in the city of Chicago. Sign up now to receive the free Moderna NIAID (2-dose) COVID-19 vaccine for restaurant, hospitality, and foodservice workers employed in the city of Chicago on Monday, April 26 from 9:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Loyola Park Field House (1230 W. Greenleaf Avenue) in Chicago. More vaccination events for foodservice workers will be scheduled in the coming weeks across various city neighborhoods. Stay tuned! The IRA encourages all operators and employees to take advantage of this opportunity to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Things to Know The Moderna NIAID (2-dose) vaccine will be administered at this event. The second dose will be administered at this location on Monday, May 24. Individuals must work at a restaurant, hospitality, or foodservice establishment in the city of Chicago. Vaccinations are available for those who are 18+ years of age. Vaccines will be administered by appointment only. Vaccinations are free and available to any worker regardless of immigration status. Please bring your ID. If you have health insurance, bring your card with you (health insurance is not mandatory). Please complete and bring the Vaccination Administration Form (complete page 1). The form will be emailed to you 72 hours prior to the vaccination event.
Acceptable Forms of Identification Click here to review the city of Chicago Department of Public Health's (CDPH) FAQ on COVID-19 vaccines. Read more about the IRA's upcoming vaccination events from Eater Chicago. Third Party Delivery Service Fee Cap Ordinance Introduced in Chicago Alderman Scott Waguespack (32nd) has introduced an ordinance that would renew the cap on fees that third party delivery services can charged onto restaurants at 10% for delivery and 15% for total fees. Click here to read the ordinance. The previous ordinance that set a cap on fees automatically expired on April 17, after indoor dining was allowed in Chicago at 40% or greater capacity for 60 consecutive days. The IRA thanks Alderman Waguespack for working with us to reinstate this requirement that would further protect and support restaurants throughout Chicago's 77 communities. We will continue to work with the City Council and Mayor Lightfoot to provide additional relief for the restaurant and hospitality community. “The cap on third-party delivery fees helps restaurants," said IRA President & CEO Sam Toia. "Restaurants in places like Lincoln Square and Brighton Park were paying upwards of 30% fees to third-party delivery services. The caps cut that in half. That makes a difference in an industry where every penny and nickel matters.” Click here to read more from Chicago Sun-Times. Anti-Worker Retaliation for Vaccinations Ordinance Passed by Chicago City Council The Chicago City Council has passed an ordinance introduced by Mayor Lightfoot that prohibits employers from taking any adverse action - including termination, demotion, layoff or punitive schedule changes - against employees who take time off to get vaccinated. Effective immediately, all Chicago workers – including independent contractors – are granted a number of protections that will make it easier to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Vaccine Anti-Retaliation Ordinance grants the following protections for all Chicago workers, including independent contractors: An employer cannot retaliate against a worker for taking time during a shift to get a vaccine. This means the employer cannot terminate, demote, discipline or take any other adverse action against a worker for taking time off to receive the vaccine. An employer cannot require a worker to be vaccinated during off-shift hours – they must allow workers to receive the vaccine during work hours, if they so choose, and they cannot retaliate against them for doing so. A worker may use their accrued paid sick leave or paid time off to get the vaccine, and their employer must allow them to use accrued paid time for that purpose. An employer that requires a worker to get vaccinated must compensate the worker for the time, up to four hours per dose, that the worker uses to get vaccinated, if the vaccine appointment is during their shift. In this case, an employer cannot require the worker to use their paid sick leave or paid time off to cover the hours missed to get vaccinated.
Employers that violate the Vaccine Anti-Retaliation Ordinance may be subject to fines of between $1,000 and $5,000 per offense. Click here to read the ordinance. Click here for a one pager from BACP's Department of Labor Standards. Tomorrow Afternoon - ProStart Invitational Week Awards Ceremony 
Join your industry peers for the Awards Ceremony and Celebration for 2021 Virtual ProStart Invitational Week presented by Sysco onThursday, April 22 from 3:30 to 4:30p.m. The IRA Educational Foundation will be celebrating this year’s competitors and winners for the ProStart Invitational Culinary and Management Competitions. Sysco’s Jeffrey Creswell, Regional Manager of Sales Strategy and Operations, will be the keynote speaker. Click here to register. Congratulations to all the ProStart students that participated in the Culinary and Management competitions, and thank you to Sysco for their support to make this week possible. Contact IRAEF Executive Director Kristen Hodges for more information. Register for IRA Webinar with SBA on Restaurant Revitalization Fund Applications Join the IRA on Monday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. for an exclusive webinar with guest speaker Bo Steiner, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration, Illinois District Office, to review the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) program, documents needed for applications, and how to apply for this critical federal assistance. Click here to register for the webinar. Click here to review the RRF page of the SBA website. The SBA has not yet announced when they will begin accepting applications. Click here to review FAQs on RRF. Reminder - Webinar on Fresh Plans for Welcoming Guests: Indoor/Outdoor Spaces, Permits, and More 
Tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m., join the IRA and panelists from Special Events Management, Gibsons Restaurant Group, and Christopoulos Law Group for a webinar offering ideas to make effective and creative use of all your space to serve guests, as well as expert guidance on permits and licenses. This webinar is being provided in partnership with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and the Cook County Community Recovery Initiative. Click here to register.
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