September, 2018 - HospitalityLawyer.com®

I-9 Audits On The Rise- ICE Increasing Worksite Enforcement Audits By 400%

by Eileen Momblanco in Human Resources, Legal. Posted September 22, 2018

In July 2018, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that in the last six months, it issued 5,200 notices of inspection to employers in the U.S. in order to audit their Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification documents. This is a significant increase compared to only 1,360 audits initiated in all of the last ...

TABC Legal Services Division to Host Continuing Education for Alcohol Industry Attorneys

by admin in Food & Beverage, Legal. Posted September 20, 2018

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s Legal Services Division will host a free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) session highlighting some of the most common issues and questions related to upholding the Alcoholic Beverage Code. TABC will host the program on September 25 at the agency’s Austin headquarters, 5806 Mesa Drive, and the event is open to ...

EEOC Lawsuit Push Takes Aim At Hospitality Employers

by Andria Ryan in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Legal, Lodging. Posted September 18, 2018

In the first half of August 2018 alone, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed 16 lawsuits against employers—and hospitality employers should be especially wary about this surge of litigation, as several claims took direct aim at businesses in the industry. Harassment Claims Continue To Capture Spotlight In light of the sexual abuse allegations ...

Boosting Team Morale And Productivity In Your Hospitality Business

by Cassie Steele in Human Resources. Posted September 13, 2018

The success of your hospitality business relies on the strength of your team. Happy and engaged employees who feel strongly part of a team are more likely to perform well and achieve best results. For example, highly-engaged employees achieve twice the annual net income of organizations with poorly-engaged employees, Forbes reports. In the hospitality industry, ...

Knowing Water Freezes Does NOT Mean Defendant Should Foresee that Water Will Freeze at a Certain Location

by Brian Cafritz in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal. Posted September 11, 2018

Businesses can control many factors on their property, but they cannot control the weather or alter the laws of physics. Water freezes at 32°F. Ice is slippery. Everybody knows the basic facts of the physical properties of water and ice. Among attorneys, there’s another equally well-known fact: Whenever a plaintiff slips and falls on ice—whether ...

Risk Management: Attendee Health Issues/Illness

by Cassie Grenemeier in Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted September 8, 2018

In order to have the most comprehensive risk management plan, you have to cover a wide array of situations that can impact your meeting. It is easy to think of the big things, like storms, terrorist attacks and other events that have the potential to shut down an entire city. But, we also need to ...

Five Tips for Protecting Your Company’s Trade Secrets

by David Barron in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal. Posted September 6, 2018

Protecting your trade secrets and proprietary information is a vital part of your business. Every company needs to have policies and agreements in place to prevent employees from stealing property, and wrongfully soliciting your employees and customers when they leave to work for a competitor. Equally important, you must ensure that newly hired employees understand ...

In-flight Emergency: Cabin Depressurization

by Maxwell Leitschuh in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted September 4, 2018

Several high-profile incidents have highlighted the issue of cabin depressurization on airliners. While some cabin pressure incidents can cause serious injuries or even fatalities, most pose little threat to passengers. Basic precautionary steps can help protect travelers in the event of an emergency. Cabin Pressurization-related Incidents Cabin pressurization incidents occur on a regular basis around ...

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