In the wake of allegations against Noma’s chef, a 19th-century model for organizing kitchen staffs is being blamed for physical and psychic violence.
Category: Workplace Hazards and Violations
-
The Brigade System Helps Restaurants Succeed. Does It Also Lead to Abuse?
The New York Times – Business: -
Should I Tell My Employee I Think He Has ADHD?
The New York Times – Business:Plus, my co-workers had an affair and misused company funds. Somehow, I’m the one dealing with the fallout.
-
The Fall of Noma’s Chef Reverberates in the Restaurant World
The New York Times – Business:In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.
-
Noma Could Have Changed So Much More Than Food
The New York Times – Business:The globally acclaimed restaurant had the power and influence to remake restaurant culture. Instead, it perpetuated the darkest parts of that world.
-
Noma Faces Los Angeles Protest Over Allegations of Past Abuse by Its Chef
The New York Times – Business:At the vaunted restaurant’s pop-up in the Silver Lake neighborhood, fallout from recent reports continued.
-
Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From Department Premises After Reports of Sexual Assaults
The New York Times – Business:At least two female staff members said Dr. Shawn DeRemer had touched them inappropriately at the agency in Washington.
-
Workplace Inspections by OSHA Dropped Over a Six-Month Period of 2025
The New York Times – Business:Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.
-
Rose Freedman, Last Survivor of Triangle Fire, Dies at 107
The New York Times – Business:She escaped the Triangle Shirtwaist fire of 1911, in which 146 of her co-workers perished, and dedicated the rest of her life to worker safety.