Yearly Archives: 2026

Resort Employee Can Proceed with Disability Suit Over Service Dog in Housing: What Hospitality Employers Should Know

A recent federal court ruling presents a cautionary tale for employers when handling employee disability-related requests. The US District Court for the District of Utah’s January 13 decision allows the employee to proceed with discrimination claims against a mountain resort for failing to provide a disability-related accommodation in employer-provided housing. The employee claimed that Flaming ...
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EEOC Revokes Workplace Guidance on Gender Identity: Here’s What Employers Need to Know

As we anticipated, the Trump administration rescinded Biden-era guidance yesterday on transgender rights in the workplace. In a 2-1 vote, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) scrapped enforcement guidance requiring employers to provide bathroom, dress, and pronoun accommodations to applicants and workers. While Democratic Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal cautioned that the rule could only be lawfully ...
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Websites Become New Litigation Battleground for Restaurant Industry: 5 Steps You Can Take to Avoid Problems in 2026

Restaurants have found themselves in the crosshairs of a nascent legal strategy targeting their use of commonplace tracking technologies like pixels, analytics, and session replay tools on their websites. Since 2022, hundreds of eating establishments, particularly those in California, have received demand letters claiming violations of state and federal wiretapping and privacy laws. These legal ...
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