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145@keyframes show-content-image{0%{visibility:hidden}99%{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@keyframes turn-on-visibility{0%{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}@keyframes turn-off-visibility{0%{opacity:1;visibility:visible}99%{opacity:0;visibility:visible}to{opacity:0;visibility:hidden}}@keyframes lightbox-zoom-in{0%{transform:translate(calc((-100vw + var(--wp--lightbox-scrollbar-width))/2 + var(--wp--lightbox-initial-left-position)),calc(-50vh + var(--wp--lightbox-initial-top-position))) scale(var(--wp--lightbox-scale))}to{transform:translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1)}}@keyframes lightbox-zoom-out{0%{transform:translate(-50%,-50%) scale(1);visibility:visible}99%{visibility:visible}to{transform:translate(calc((-100vw + var(--wp--lightbox-scrollbar-width))/2 + var(--wp--lightbox-initial-left-position)),calc(-50vh + var(--wp--lightbox-initial-top-position))) scale(var(--wp--lightbox-scale));visibility:hidden}}
146/*# sourceURL=https://epionline.org/wp-includes/blocks/image/style.min.css */
147</style>
148<style id="epionline2025-block-core-image-inline-css">
149/* Image
150--------------------------------------------- */
151
152.wp-block-image.alignleft {
153    margin-bottom: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);
154}
155
156.wp-block-image.alignright {
157    margin-bottom: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);
158}
159
160@media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
161    .is-layout-flow .wp-block-image.alignleft,
162    .is-layout-flow .wp-block-image.alignright {
163        float: none;
164        margin-left: auto;
165        margin-right: auto;
166    }
167}
168
169html .is-layout-flex .wp-block-image {
170    flex-shrink: 0;
171}
172
173/*# sourceURL=https://epionline.org/wp-content/themes/epionline2025/assets/styles/core-image.css */
174</style>
175<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-gallery-css' href='https://epionline.org/wp-includes/blocks/gallery/style.min.css?ver=7.1.1' media='all' />
176<style id="epionline2025-block-core-gallery-inline-css">
177/* Caption
178--------------------------------------------- */
179
180.wp-block-gallery figcaption.blocks-gallery-caption {
181    margin-top: 0;
182}
183
184/*# sourceURL=https://epionline.org/wp-content/themes/epionline2025/assets/styles/core-gallery.css */
185</style>
186<style id="wp-block-separator-inline-css">
187@charset "UTF-8";.wp-block-separator{border:none;border-top:2px solid}:root :where(.wp-block-separator.is-style-dots){height:auto;line-height:1;text-align:center}:root :where(.wp-block-separator.is-style-dots):before{color:currentColor;content:"···";font-family:serif;font-size:1.5em;letter-spacing:2em;padding-left:2em}.wp-block-separator.is-style-dots{background:none!important;border:none!important}
188/*# sourceURL=https://epionline.org/wp-includes/blocks/separator/style.min.css */
189</style>
190<style id="epionline2025-block-core-separator-inline-css">
191/* Separator
192--------------------------------------------- */
193
194.wp-block-separator {
195    opacity: 1;
196}
197
198/*# sourceURL=https://epionline.org/wp-content/themes/epionline2025/assets/styles/core-separator.css */
199</style>
200<style id="wp-block-embed-inline-css">
201.wp-block-embed.alignleft,.wp-block-embed.alignright,.wp-block[data-align=left]>[data-type="core/embed"],.wp-block[data-align=right]>[data-type="core/embed"]{max-width:360px;width:100%}.wp-block-embed.alignleft .wp-block-embed__wrapper,.wp-block-embed.alignright .wp-block-embed__wrapper,.wp-block[data-align=left]>[data-type="core/embed"] .wp-block-embed__wrapper,.wp-block[data-align=right]>[data-type="core/embed"] .wp-block-embed__wrapper{min-width:280px}.wp-block-cover .wp-block-embed{min-height:240px;min-width:320px}.wp-block-group.is-layout-flex .wp-block-embed{flex:1 1 0%;min-width:0}.wp-block-embed{overflow-wrap:break-word}.wp-block-embed :where(figcaption){margin-bottom:1em;margin-top:.5em}.wp-block-embed iframe{max-width:100%}.wp-block-embed__wrapper{position:relative}.wp-embed-responsive .wp-has-aspect-ratio .wp-block-embed__wrapper:before{content:"";display:block;padding-top:50%}.wp-embed-responsive .wp-has-aspect-ratio iframe{bottom:0;height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;right:0;top:0;width:100%}.wp-embed-responsive .wp-embed-aspect-21-9 .wp-block-embed__wrapper:before{padding-top:42.85%}.wp-embed-responsive .wp-embed-aspect-18-9 .wp-block-embed__wrapper:before{padding-top:50%}.wp-embed-responsive .wp-embed-aspect-16-9 .wp-block-embed__wrapper:before{padding-top:56.25%}.wp-embed-responsive .wp-embed-aspect-4-3 .wp-block-embed__wrapper:before{padding-top:75%}.wp-embed-responsive .wp-embed-aspect-1-1 .wp-block-embed__wrapper:before{padding-top:100%}.wp-embed-responsive .wp-embed-aspect-9-16 .wp-block-embed__wrapper:before{padding-top:177.77%}.wp-embed-responsive .wp-embed-aspect-1-2 .wp-block-embed__wrapper:before{padding-top:200%}
202/*# sourceURL=https://epionline.org/wp-includes/blocks/embed/style.min.css */
203</style>
204<style id="acf-listing-post-style-inline-css">
205/* Post Listing Exclusive Styles
206---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
207
208.post-listing__full-section.post-listing__full-section--tools {
209    display: flex;
210    flex-wrap: wrap;
211    gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);
212    justify-content: space-between;
213    margin: var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large) 0;
214}
215
216.post-listing__full-section {
217    width: 100%;
218}
219
220.post-listing__tools-column {
221    align-items: center;
222    display: flex;
223    flex-direction: row;
224    gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);
225}
226
227.post-listing__tools-column .post-listing__filter {
228    flex-shrink: 1;
229}
230
231.post-listing__filter-option,
232.post-listing__tools-column select {
233    min-width: 100px;
234    width: 100%;
235}
236
237@media (max-width: 800px) {
238    .post-listing__full-section.post-listing__full-section--tools,
239    .post-listing__tools-column {
240        flex-direction: column;
241        align-items: stretch;
242    }
243}
244
245.post-listing__search .search-form,
246.post-listing__pagination,
247.post-listing__filter {
248    align-items: center;
249    display: flex;
250}
251
252.post-listing__full-section .facetwp-template,
253.post-listing--partial {
254    display: grid;
255    gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);
256    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
257}
258
259@media (max-width: 992px) {
260    .post-listing__full-section .facetwp-template,
261    .post-listing--partial {
262        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
263    }
264}
265
266@media (max-width: 800px) {
267    .post-listing__full-section .facetwp-template,
268    .post-listing--partial {
269        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
270    }
271
272    .post-listing__full-section .facetwp-template .post-item,
273    .post-listing--partial .post-item {
274        min-width: 100%;
275        max-width: 360px;
276    }
277}
278
279.post-listing__full-section .facetwp-template .post-item,
280.post-listing--partial .post-item {
281    margin: 0 auto;
282    gap: initial;
283}
284
285.post-item {
286    align-items: flex-start;
287    column-gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--large);
288    display: flex;
289}
290
291.post-listing .post-item {
292    width: 100%;
293}
294
295@media (max-width: 640px) {
296    .post-listing__posts:not(.post-listing__posts--featured) .post-item {
297        display: grid;
298        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
299        row-gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);
300    }
301    .post-listing__posts:not(.post-listing__posts--featured) .post-item__visual {
302        width: 50%;
303    }
304}
305
306/*# sourceURL=https://epionline.org/wp-content/themes/epionline2025/blocks/listing-post/listing-post.css */
307</style>
308<link rel='stylesheet' id='acf-listing-post-style-2-css' href='https://epionline.org/wp-content/themes/epionline2025/style.css?ver=2025-03-04-01' media='all' />
309<style id="acf-linked-image-style-inline-css">
310.linked-image {
311    align-items: flex-end;
312    aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
313    display: flex;
314    overflow: clip;
315    padding: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small) var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);
316    position: relative;
317}
318
319.linked-image::before {
320    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 50%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.75) 90%);
321    content: "";
322    height: 100%;
323    left: 0;
324    position: absolute;
325    top: 0;
326    width: 100%;
327    z-index: 2;
328}
329
330.linked-image__image {
331    left: 0;
332    object-fit: cover;
333    object-position: 0 50%;
334    position: absolute;
335    top: 0;
336    transition: transform 0.1s ease-in-out;
337    z-index: 1;
338}
339
340.linked-image:hover .linked-image__image {
341    transform: scale(1.02);
342}
343
344.linked-image__title {
345    color: var(--wp--preset--color--base);
346    font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium);
347    margin: 0;
348    position: relative;
349    z-index: 3;
350}
351
352.linked-image__link {
353    height: 100%;
354    left: 0;
355    position: absolute;
356    text-indent: -9999px;
357    top: 0;
358    width: 100%;
359    z-index: 4;
360}
361
362/*# sourceURL=https://epionline.org/wp-content/themes/epionline2025/blocks/linked-image/linked-image.css */
363</style>
364<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-cover-css' href='https://epionline.org/wp-includes/blocks/cover/style.min.css?ver=7.1.1' media='all' />
365<style id="wp-block-post-content-inline-css">
366.wp-block-post-content{display:flow-root}
367/*# sourceURL=https://epionline.org/wp-includes/blocks/post-content/style.min.css */
368</style>
369<link rel='stylesheet' id='gravity_forms_theme_reset-css' href='https://epionline.org/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-forms-theme-reset.min.css?ver=3.1.2' media='all' />
370<link rel='stylesheet' id='gravity_forms_theme_foundation-css' href='https://epionline.org/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-forms-theme-foundation.min.css?ver=3.1.2' media='all' />
371<link rel='stylesheet' id='gravity_forms_theme_framework-css' href='https://epionline.org/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-forms-theme-framework.min.css?ver=3.1.2' media='all' />
372<link rel='stylesheet' id='gravity_forms_orbital_theme-css' href='https://epionline.org/wp-content/plugins/gravityforms/assets/css/dist/gravity-forms-orbital-theme.min.css?ver=3.1.2' media='all' />
373<link rel='stylesheet' id='wp-block-social-links-css' href='https://epionline.org/wp-includes/blocks/social-links/style.min.css?ver=7.1.1' media='all' />
374<style id="acf-site-footer-style-inline-css">
375/* Above Footer */
376
377.wp-block-above-footer {
378    margin: 0;
379    background: var(--wp--preset--color--border-light);
380    padding: var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium) var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);
381}
382
383.above-footer__container {
384    align-items: center;
385    display: flex;
386    flex-wrap: nowrap;
387    justify-content: space-between;
388    max-width: 1140px !important;
389    gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);
390}
391
392.above-footer__content {
393    flex-basis: 420px;
394    flex-shrink: 1;
395    text-wrap: balance;
396}
397
398.above-footer__content > * {
399    margin: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small) 0;
400}
401
402.above-footer__content > :first-child {
403    margin-top: 0;
404}
405
406.above-footer__content > :last-child {
407    margin-bottom: 0;
408}
409
410.above-footer__content h3 {
411    font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--merriweather);
412    font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large);
413    text-transform: capitalize;
414}
415
416.above-footer__container .wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex {
417    gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);
418}
419
420.above-footer__form {
421    flex-grow: 1;
422}
423
424.above-footer__form .gform_wrapper.gform-theme {
425    display: block;
426}
427
428.above-footer__form .gform_fields {
429    display: flex !important;
430    justify-content: stretch;
431}
432
433.above-footer__form .gform_fields .gfield--type-text,
434.above-footer__form .gform_fields .gfield--type-email {
435    flex-grow: 1;
436}
437
438.above-footer__form .gform_fields .gfield--type-submit {
439    flex-shrink: 0;
440}
441
442.above-footer__form .top_label,
443.above-footer__form .gform_page_footer .top_label {
444    margin-block-start: 0;
445}
446
447.above-footer__form .gform-footer {
448    margin: 0 !important;
449}
450
451.above-footer__container .wp-block-social-links .wp-block-social-link.wp-social-link .wp-block-social-link-anchor,
452.above-footer__container .wp-block-social-links .wp-block-social-link.wp-social-link .wp-block-social-link-anchor svg,
453.above-footer__container
454    .wp-block-social-links
455    .wp-block-social-link.wp-social-link
456    .wp-block-social-link-anchor:active,
457.above-footer__container .wp-block-social-links .wp-block-social-link.wp-social-link .wp-block-social-link-anchor:hover,
458.above-footer__container
459    .wp-block-social-links
460    .wp-block-social-link.wp-social-link
461    .wp-block-social-link-anchor:visited {
462    color: #000;
463    fill: currentColor;
464    height: 26px;
465    width: auto;
466}
467
468@media (max-width: 980px) {
469    .above-footer__container {
470        flex-direction: column;
471        gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);
472        text-align: center;
473    }
474
475    .above-footer__form .gform_fields {
476        text-align: left;
477    }
478
479    .above-footer__content {
480        flex-basis: auto;
481        flex-shrink: 1;
482    }
483}
484
485@media (max-width: 640px) {
486    .above-footer__form {
487        width: 100%;
488    }
489    .above-footer__form .gform_fields {
490        flex-direction: column;
491    }
492    .above-footer__form .gform_fields .gfield--type-submit {
493        justify-content: center;
494    }
495}
496
497/* Footer */
498
499.site-footer__primary {
500    background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--main);
501    margin: 0;
502    padding: var(--wp--preset--spacing--large) var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium) 0;
503}
504
505.site-footer__primary .site-footer__container {
506    align-items: center;
507    display: flex;
508    border-bottom: solid 1px var(--wp--preset--color--border-dark);
509    justify-content: space-between;
510    padding-bottom: var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);
511}
512
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1039                NEW LEGISLATION: NY $30 Wage Will Spell Disaster for Local Restaurant Workers            </a>
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