CRA Law Center

The CRA Law Center was developed to help protect and educate association members about key areas of the law. So often, restaurateurs are on their own as they try to navigate the complexities of employment law, immigration law, legal contracts, and more. You’re here to run a restaurant, not practice law. With this program, CRA Members are eligible to call upon the CRA Law Center and receive a free, 30 minute consultation with a lawyer to address their concerns.

The CRA has partnered with FordHarrison LLP Hartford to launch the Law Center. Led by partner, Ryan O’Donnell, FordHarrison serves as labor and employment counsel to the Connecticut Restaurant Association and specializes in issues unique to the restaurant and hospitality industries.

Law Center Resources include:

• Labor & Employment Handbook

• Tip Credit & Tip Pooling

• Server Side Work

• Federal Overtime Rules

• Paid Family Medical Leave

• Sexual Harrassment Training

• I-9 Compliance

• Workplace Investigations

Ryan O’Donnell

CRA Labor Counsel FordHarrison LLP RODonnell@fordharrison.com