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Damages Measured By Lost Profits or Lost Business Value?

by Joseph Gardemal in Insurance & Loss Prevention. Posted December 31, 2013

In commercial litigation matters, including contract disputes, intellectual property infringement, fraud and unfair competition or negligence claims, a primary role of a financial expert is to quantify economic damages that may have been suffered by the plaintiff or to defend against such claimed damages. Economic damages are meant to restore the plaintiff to the financial ...

Hotel “Call Arounds” Pose Legal Problems While Other Options Do Not

by William Frye in Legal, Lodging. Posted December 23, 2013

Despite the myriad of resources available to hoteliers in a technologically advanced business environment, many front office managers opt to still engage in the age old business practice known as the daily “call around.” This is where a PBX operator or front desk clerk engages in a benchmarking exercise by telephoning other nearby hotels to ...

The 2013 Employment Law Year in Review

by Richard Meneghello in Human Resources. Posted December 23, 2013

It’s pretty common each December to take stock and look back at the year that is ending, whether it’s recounting the happy times and counting one’s blessings, or reliving the disappointments and ruing over the regrets (and sometimes a bit of both). The world of employment law is no different. Now that 2013 is all ...

Bar and Nightclub Industry: Liquor, Security and Identification Standards

by Elizabeth Trendowski in Safety & Security. Posted December 18, 2013

The bar and nightclub industry looks so glamorous. So much money to be made, so much fun and so much….(fill in the blank). Yet when you look beyond the smiles and bright lights, the hospitality industry is a business like any other. The big difference is that bars and nightclubs sell alcohol, which makes them ...

That Contractor May Be Your Employee

by Kathleen Pohlid in Featured, Human Resources. Posted December 9, 2013

Employers tempted to outsource work to independent contractors in order to curb payroll costs should carefully consider the legal implications before doing so. Such arrangements are likely to violate the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as well as federal tax and state laws. Employers who violate the FLSA face liability for payment of back wages ...

Charting a Course for Renewed Airline Consumer Loyalty

by Deloitte in Featured, Travel. Posted December 3, 2013

Click here to download the report. Deloitte’s Travel, Hospitality, and Leisure practice is pleased to announce our new report, Rising above the Clouds: Charting a course for renewed airline consumer loyalty. In this report, we explore the state of loyalty in the airline sector. Our findings suggest that an undifferentiated one-size-fits-all approach to loyalty improvement will ...

Exemptions and Credits that Result in Savings for the Hotel and Restaurant Industry

by Greg Duff in Food & Beverage, Legal, Lodging. Posted December 3, 2013

I’m pleased to introduce guest author Katie Nguyen, a CPA from local accounting firm, Clark Nuber. Katie specializes in state and local taxes for the hospitality industry and has offered to share her experience and knowledge with the Duff on Hospitality readers. Welcome, Katie, and thank you for today’s post on some important tax incentives available to Washington’s ...

Cyber Security Risk in a Social Media World

by Wayne Grundy in Featured, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted December 2, 2013

The theft of intellectual property from the U.S. is “unprecedented,” and costs the nation an estimated $300 billion each year, according to the IP Commission Report, issued in May. Worse, corporate employees—through their information sharing practices—are making it easy for IP thieves. Sharing information is now the way of business and social life. Companies have ...

Increases to Minimum Wage by West Coast States Are On the Up and Up

by Joy Ellis in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Lodging. Posted November 27, 2013

As fast food workers across the country stage walkouts in a push for a $15 hourly wage and the Obama administration renews its call to boost the federal minimum wage, states on the left coast have already embraced employee-friendly increases. Oregon, the state with the second-highest minimum wage in the country, announced last week that ...

Crime Pays – A Conversation of Fraud and Recovery

by Chris Giovino in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal. Posted November 27, 2013

Occupational fraud and crime is a significant and growing exposure for all industries, including hospitality. In recent years, the challenging economy has helped to drive the incidence of these crimes. A study by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners: 2012 Report to the Nations) found occupational fraud caused $3.5 trillion ...

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