August 6, 2015 - HospitalityLawyer.com®

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

by Donald Decker in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted August 6, 2015

The hospitality industry provides or the safety and security of its patrons and employees on its premises. This responsibility extends to all parts of the premises to which patrons and employees may be expected to go and to those parts of the premises that the business has led the patrons and employees to believe they ...

How to Get Employees Engaged and Committed

by Tony Payne in Human Resources. Posted August 6, 2015

Here are two truths: First, we tend to like people who show an interest in us and what we think. Second, we all enjoy receiving praise and recognition. Neither of these simple interpersonal exchanges costs a nickel yet they can be the best investment you make with your employees or co-workers. According to one study, ...

Top Ways to Run Your Legal Department Like a Business – Part II

by Patrick Johnson in Legal. Posted August 6, 2015

In my first post on how to run your legal department like a business, I discussed how to manage your legal department’s workload, which is key to being able to allocate resources, evaluate in-house and outside counsel performance, and manage risk. In this installment, I’m going to discuss legal spend and budgets. Know your spend ...

Employers Hit with Background Check Lawsuits

by Kenneth Remson in Human Resources, Legal. Posted August 6, 2015

Employees and job applicants are filing class action lawsuits against employers alleging that they are using invalid forms to obtain consent for background checks as part of their hiring process. The lawsuits allege violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681, et seq. (“FCRA”), which provides for statutory damages of up to $1,000 for ...

Top Ways to Run Your Legal Department Like a Business – Part I

by Patrick Johnson in Legal. Posted August 6, 2015

Law school famously teaches students to ‘think’ like a lawyer. But one thing many law schools do not teach their students is how to run, or succeed in, a business. Law firms have famously struggled with marrying the business of law with the practice of law, but less talked about is how in-house legal departments, ...

EEOC Proposed Rule on Wellness and the Americans with Disabilities Act – What Employers Need to Know

by Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP in Human Resources, Legal. Posted August 6, 2015

The employer community has been waiting for years to receive guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on wellness programs and how an employer’s obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act intersect with its rights and obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (as amended by the Affordable Care Act). The EEOC finally ...

Foreign Trip Travel Insurance and Evacuations

by Scott West in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Travel. Posted August 6, 2015

One of my clients recently requested foreign trip travel insurance to Kurdistan through a major insurance company. While discussing the proposal with the underwriter, I asked if Kurdistan was on a no-travel list. Her response: “Oh, it should be fine!” Somewhat perplexed by her reaction, I politely informed her that Kurdistan is a province in ...

Ebola and Terrorism Threaten African Tourism

by David Pratt in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted August 6, 2015

African tourism was severely impacted by the global recession that started around 2008. In 2013 we started seeing signs of a recovery, with the number of tourists increasing by over 5%, or three million, over 2012. This increase created a positive anticipation that 2014 would be the year in which normality returned to the tourism ...

Limiting Off-Duty Access To The Hotel

by L. Brent Garrett in Human Resources, Lodging. Posted August 6, 2015

Many hospitality employers are surprised to learn that employees have a right under federal labor law to access the exterior, nonworking areas of the hotel property in their off-duty hours for union or other protected concerted activities. Hospitality employers are also surprised to learn that handbook rules prohibiting any off-duty employee access or conditioning off-duty ...

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