September, 2015 - HospitalityLawyer.com®

Long Term Hotel Guests Might Not Be So Easy to Remove

by Eckert Seamans in Legal. Posted September 28, 2015

co-authored by Sandy Garfinkel and Eric J. Zagrocki Hotel owners and operators may be surprised to learn that that under many states’ laws, hotel guests who stay for lengthy amounts of time may be deemed to have become tenants rather than hotel guests. These hotel companies may be in for a surprise if it ever becomes necessary to ...

Contracts With Insurance Brokers: Do’s and Don’ts

by Finley Harckham in Insurance & Loss Prevention. Posted September 27, 2015

Insurance brokers are among the most important suppliers that any company deals with. Yet, often the arrangement between brokers and their clients consists of nothing more than a broker of record letter, or even a verbal authorization to present insurance proposals. As a general rule, a written agreement that addresses the scope of services provided ...

Takeaways for the Hospitality Industry from FDA’s Draft Food Labeling Guidance

by Post & Schell in Food & Beverage. Posted September 21, 2015

authored by: Barbara Rowland, Charles W. Spitz, and Abraham J. Rein The FDA has issued draft guidance regarding previously announced menu-labeling rules set to take effect on December 1, 2015. The scope of those rules, which require certain businesses to post nutrition information about food offered for sale, has raised questions for the hospitality industry. ...

First U.S. Airbus Factory Gives Wings to Mobile’s Economic Revival

by Nicola Clark in Travel. Posted September 18, 2015

When the first convoy of airplane parts snaked through the streets on a sultry June day, it seemed as if Mardi Gras had come early to the Gulf Coast city of Mobile, Ala. Drawn by the swinging brass horns of an approaching 10-piece jazz band, onlookers stepped out onto their front porches or drew up ...

Keeping International Travelers Safe

by Garrett Seivold in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted September 16, 2015

After hitting a pause button several years ago, companies are back to sending employees on the road. Global business travel is on track to grow 6.5 percent in 2015 and should hit a record $1.25 trillion, according to a forecast released in July by the Global Business Travel Association. Business travel will continue to spike ...

Travel Most Often Reports To Finance Or Procurement

by AirPlus in Travel. Posted September 15, 2015

More than half of travel managers recently surveyed said they report to finance or procurement. Corporations have long struggled with the ideal reporting structure for the travel management function. Over the past decade, increasing numbers of travel managers saw their titles change to “buyers” as they reported to procurement, or increasingly, finance. In the latest ...

Would You Drop to the Floor If Shooting Broke Out In Your Workplace?

by Howard Mavity in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security. Posted September 14, 2015

With depressing regularity, we receive calls asking for guidance in evaluating and responding to potential workplace violence threats. The threats are rarely serious but in this era, one can never ignore concerns. There are no easy formulas to determine if a threat is genuine. If you review the factors that may indicate that someone is ...

Listeria – Expert Fact Sheet

by Barry Parson in Food & Beverage, Safety & Security. Posted September 13, 2015

In this document, Food Safety Expert, Barry E. Parsons, FMP, CP-FS, CCFS provides introductory information on Listeria, including symptoms, notable outbreaks, and what food service establishments should be doing to prevent outbreaks. PREVALENCE Approximately 1,600 illnesses and 260 deaths are attributed to listeriosis, from Listeria Monocytogenes (LM), in the United States each year. A large ...

Duty of Care – An Essential Part of Your Business Travel Program

by Adam Knights in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted September 13, 2015

Business travel expert Adam Knights explains why duty of care and risk management is relevant to all organisations. Looking after your travelers If your employees have to travel for business of any kind, it’s up to you to ensure their safety as far as possible and communicate to them what to do in the event ...

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