March, 2014 - HospitalityLawyer.com®

Common Accident Causes are Frequently Linked to Poor Employee Discipline

by Jesse Denton in Human Resources, Safety & Security. Posted March 27, 2014

Did you know that over 80 out of every 100 accidents are the fault of the person involved in the incident? It’s true. Unsafe acts cause four times as many accidents as unsafe conditions. Accidents occur for many reasons. In many situations, people tend to look for “things” or reasons to blame when an accident ...

Recent Hotel Incidents Serve as Cautionary Tales of Carbon Monoxide Health and Legal Risks

by admin in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted March 26, 2014

Recently media exposure regarding the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning in hotels, motels, and resorts has seemed to increase. The issue has garnered attention among such major media outlets as ABC News’ 20/20,USA Today, andCNN. With good reason – a 2013 USA Today investigation showed that, “eight people have died and at least 170 others have been treated ...

Sex Trafficking: Some Common Indicators and Trends

by Steve Cocco in Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted March 25, 2014

In advance of the summer travel season in the US and Europe, many hotel chains and other hospitality industry providers review their security protocols with the intention of offering a more secure and pleasant stay for their guests. Plumbing and flooring repairs, lighting and electrical fixture updates and enhanced landscaping all offer increased aesthetic value ...

Prioritizing Responses at the Front Desk During Busy Times

by admin in Lodging. Posted March 23, 2014

Put yourself in this scenario: You are working the front desk alone at a select-service hotel and as fate would have it everything explodes all at once. There are two guests waiting to be checked in, a third guest is seeking directions to a nearby restaurant, the phone is ringing off the hook, you can hear an incoming fax arriving, ...

Another Credit Card Breach – What Now?

by Frank Wolfe in Legal, Technology. Posted March 19, 2014

The recent data breaches at major retail outlets such as Target, Michaels Stores Inc. and Neiman Marcus brought this type of modern crime to the forefront in the minds of the consumer; and for us in the hospitality community, it really hit home when news surfaced of a breach at White Lodging properties throughout the ...

12 Hottest Food & Beverage Trends for Restaurants and Hotel Dining for 2014 + 30 Buzzwords

by Michael Whiteman in Food & Beverage. Posted March 12, 2014

Consultants Baum+Whiteman say that concepts of luxury thread through top dining trends: tasting menus running $1,000 for two, haute chicken priced like steak, upscale food halls, bespoke spices … even theatrical and sci-fi effects changing the global dining scene by bombarding customers’ senses. 2090Department stores jumping back into the restaurant biz. Hipster Asian and Jewish ...

What Are Your Rights When You Fly?

by John Hendrie in Travel. Posted March 11, 2014

With lodgings, you look forward to a clean, safe guestroom. In our restaurants you want sufficiently prepared food, served in a timely manner, and hopefully what you ordered. In the tourism segment, you have promoted a vision. In the travel arena you have presented means to get from point “A” to “B”. Of course, we ...

Duty Bound

by Fatima Durrani Khan in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted March 10, 2014

“Duty of care” is the new buzzword across the travel risk management industry, as corporate travel managers increasingly recognize their central role and responsibility in creating a strong, balanced business travel policy that protects their employees. Though duty of care has existed in common law for a long time, the application of duty of care laws to the ...

State of the Unions – New Tactics Target Unorganized Workers

by Matthew Korn in Human Resources. Posted March 6, 2014

If you’ve been following the news, you probably realize that it has been a busy year for organized labor. The percentage of unionized workers in the private sector has fallen to historic lows, leaving unions with fewer dues-paying members, and motivating them to adopt new tactics to stem the decline. Exploiting a more favorable environment created by recent ...

Considerations Before Entering into an Equity in Exchange For Professional Services Agreement: Part 1

by Rose Gregory in Hotel Development, Legal. Posted March 6, 2014

America has a rich history of entrepreneurs who have changed the course of history with an invention or new business enterprise. This history continues, as a modern chapter is being written in the new millennium as the information technology boom has created a “start up” hysteria. More and more individuals have taken up the dream ...

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