Restaurant Labor Compliance Software

Take the complexity out of compliance

  • Streamline your operations, ensure adherence to labor laws, and enhance overall employee satisfaction.
  • Effortlessly meet city-specific scheduling rules with our built-in compliance features
  • Receive scheduling alerts for potential compliance violations, from overtime to minor labor laws

Restaurant labor compliance made easy

Stop stressing about ever-changing labor laws that come with hefty fines for violations. Our in-house compliance team works directly with our product teams to ensure we build the latest regulations into our solutions. No matter how many times things change, one thing never will — we’ve got you covered.

Restaurant Labor ManagementEverything you need for efficient staff management

Forget the endless hours you’ve spent on creating compliant shift schedules. With Fourth, you can generate the perfect schedule for your restaurant within minutes, not hours.

“Fourth as an extension of our team has helped our operations ten-fold.”

— David Culhane, Operations Director, Sun Pub

“Through the advanced labor rules from Fourth, we’ve been able to level the playing field regardless of the experience, technical acumen, and comfort that a manager might have”

— David Lehn, Director of Project Management, Noodles & Company

Restaurant Labor Compliance Compliance-first labor scheduler

Our leading restaurant scheduling software, HotSchedules, has built-in compliance rules for wage, payroll, and Fair WorkWeek laws, allowing you to confidently manage employee shifts. With over two decades as the industry leader in shift scheduling, we protect your restaurant from violations, freeing you to focus on creating exceptional dining experiences without the worry of fines.

Serving a world of flavor while saving millions of dollars in labor with Fourth

“Through the advanced labor rules from Fourth, we’ve been able to level the playing field regardless of the experience, technical acumen, and comfort that a manager might have.”

David Lehn, Director of Project Management

  • 20% increase in forecasting accuracy
  • Reduced labor spend by $4 million

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Restaurant Task Management Make your restaurant a great place to work

Our task management features keep your team aligned, improving team performance, attitudes, and customer satisfaction.

Restaurant Payroll Management Streamline payroll management with flexibility and precision

With flexible pay rules configuration, automatic updates for minimum wage and compliance rules, real-time alerts for missed breaks, and simplified punch review workflows, managing payroll becomes a seamless part of your operation.

Simplify employee Scheduling

Automate labor & payroll compliance

Manage labor costs to increase profitability

Integrate clock-in with POS sales data

Access accredited labor and compliance officer

Enable real-time push notifications from HotSchedules mobile app

End-to-end Restaurant Management Software

Streamline your entire workforce management process in one integrated platform. From hiring to scheduling, managing, and paying your team, our solution simplifies operations, ensuring efficiency and compliance at every step.

Fair WorkWeek Restaurant Scheduling Simplify Fair WorkWeek scheduling laws

Comply with Fair WorkWeek laws effortlessly through Fourth’s advanced system, designed for cities mandating stable, fair, and transparent scheduling to enhance hourly workers’ quality of life. Our software simplifies compliance with features like predictive scheduling, right to rest requirements, and good faith estimate or regular scheduler maintenance.

Minor Labor Laws Avoid mistakes and protect young workers

Automatically prevent scheduling issues for minors with alerts for violations and safe shift visibility. Keep your minor workers compliant with the most advanced minor labor law compliance restrictions and safeguards — all built right into your scheduling software. Plus, minors can’t see released shifts that would put them at risk of violating laws

  • Hire
  • Schedule
  • Manage
  • Pay
  • Retain

Hire the best talent, first. Then get them onboarded and ready to delight guests.

  • Reduce drop-off and increase applicant flow
  • Generate increased app volume with Quick Apply
  • Ditch the onboarding paperwork

Access labor-saving tech that forecasts demand and makes scheduling a breeze.

  • Slash admin time with AI labor forecasting
  • Integrate labor and time keeping
  • Schedules from anywhere with our mobile app
  • Stay compliant with labor laws

Unlock real-time visibility into daily operations and staff management.

  • Manage your operations with manager logbook
  • Gain complete operational insight from across stores
  • Maintain brand standards across stores

Run payroll, manage tip distributions, and stay ahead of labor & wage compliance.

  • Offload payroll and benefits administration
  • Eliminate your dependency on cash with tip payouts
  • Reduce benefits and insurance costs

Improve retention and engagement with distinct benefits and solutions.

  • Access competitive benefits
  • Offer your employees earned wage access
  • Bank your unbanked with the Fuego Visa® Card

Hire

Hire the best talent, first. Then get them onboarded and ready to delight guests.

  • Reduce drop-off and increase applicant flow
  • Generate increased app volume with Quick Apply
  • Ditch the onboarding paperwork

Schedule

Access labor-saving tech that forecasts demand and makes scheduling a breeze.

  • Slash admin time with AI labor forecasting
  • Integrate labor and time keeping
  • Schedules from anywhere with our mobile app
  • Stay compliant with labor laws

Manage

Unlock real-time visibility into daily operations and staff management.

  • Manage your operations with manager logbook
  • Gain complete operational insight from across stores
  • Maintain brand standards across stores

Pay

Run payroll, manage tip distributions, and stay ahead of labor & wage compliance.

  • Offload payroll and benefits administration
  • Eliminate your dependency on cash with tip payouts
  • Reduce benefits and insurance costs

Retain

Improve retention and engagement with distinct benefits and solutions.

  • Access competitive benefits
  • Offer your employees earned wage access
  • Bank your unbanked with the Fuego Visa® Card

Frequently Asked Questions

  • How does restaurant labor compliance software work?
    • Restaurant labor compliance software works by monitoring work hours, managing payroll, and staying current with labor compliance laws. It uses integrated rules and alert systems to ensure adherence to regulations, helping avoid costly fines.
  • Can labor compliance software integrate with other systems?
    • Yes, Fourth’s restaurant labor compliance software is designed to integrate seamlessly with existing systems such as POS, HR platforms, and accounting software, making managing your restaurant simple.
  • Does HotSchedules have a configurable rules engine?
    • Yes. Minor rules, meal and break rules, and Fair WorkWeek rules are all configurable with HotSchedules’ labor compliance platform. During implementation, Fourth works with a customer to set up and configure the appropriate labor law parameters to make sure they’re set up for success. We’ll also keep them up-to-date with newly released features and functions to ensure compliance as you scale.
      How do you stay on top of new labor labor changes?
      Our accredited labor compliance officer ensures Fourth is always ahead of labor compliance laws prior to regulation effective date.

Conquer the Day

Save time, reduce costs, and increase profitability with Fourth’s intelligent solutions.

  • Reduce labor costs with accurate demand forecasting that eliminates over and understaffing.
  • Eliminate your HR burden with HR and payroll services that manage it for you.
  • Lower your COGS and drive increased profitability with inventory management solutions.

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