Economy

Restaurants face light punishment over COVID rule violations

Restaurants face light punishment over COVID rule violations

Some even get state grants following liquor license suspensions

By Sarah Betancourt 0 Comments Mar 12, 2021

TOSSING COVID RULES aside and caution to the wind does not earn much punishment for businesses in Massachusetts. In Boston, officials are still regularly chastising restaurants for violating COVID protocols — but had only suspended four and fined three as of a few weeks ago, following over 1,850 complaints. An indefinite license suspension for Causeway(...)

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