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
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Should I Tell My Employee I Think He Has ADHD?
Plus, my co-workers had an affair and misused company funds. Somehow, I’m the one dealing with the fallout.
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The Fall of Noma’s Chef Reverberates in the Restaurant World
In the industry where René Redzepi reigned, fellow chefs are debating how, and how much, restaurant kitchens can change.
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Noma Could Have Changed So Much More Than Food
The globally acclaimed restaurant had the power and influence to remake restaurant culture. Instead, it perpetuated the darkest parts of that world.
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Noma Faces Los Angeles Protest Over Allegations of Past Abuse by Its Chef
At the vaunted restaurant’s pop-up in the Silver Lake neighborhood, fallout from recent reports continued.
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Labor Secretary’s Husband Barred From Department Premises After Reports of Sexual Assaults
At least two female staff members said Dr. Shawn DeRemer had touched them inappropriately at the agency in Washington.
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Workplace Inspections by OSHA Dropped Over a Six-Month Period of 2025
Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.
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Rose Freedman, Last Survivor of Triangle Fire, Dies at 107
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.