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Big Changes Are Coming to Overtime Laws in 2016

by Wilson Elser in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Legal, Lodging. Posted March 30, 2016

“On March 13, 2014, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the United States Department of Labor (DOL) to update the regulations regarding white-collar workers. In June 2015, the DOL announced its proposed regulations, which call for sweeping changes that would more than double the minimum annual salary employers must pay white-collar employees (from $23,660 ...

A TED Talk’s Roadmap for Staying Calm When an Active Shooter’s at the Door

by Travis Vance in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted January 27, 2016

An armed gunman just entered your workplace. You’re under stress. What is the first thing you and your management team do? Does someone call the police? Do you run? Fight? Hide? Is there a security guard? What does he or she do? What do your employees do? Do you know the precise, step-by-step actions that ...

DOJ’s New Appetite for Prosecuting Food Companies and Their Executives

by Post & Schell in Food & Beverage, Legal. Posted January 18, 2016

By: Barbara Rowland and Yune T. Do With the recent disclosure by Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (“Chipotle”) that it received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California relating to a norovirus outbreak among customers and employees at a Los Angeles-area restaurant, the federal government is reiterating its ...

Two New Free Disability-Savvy Resources from the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center

by Mid-Atlantic ADA in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Legal. Posted December 21, 2015

Accessible Meetings, Events and Conferences Guide and “at your “at your service” 20-minute film features disability leaders offering tips for customers with a variety of disabilities. For the past nine years, the Mid-Atlantic ADA Center (one of 10 regional ADA information centers of the ADA National Network) has spearheaded the ADA National Network’s “Hospitality Initiative” – ...

What the Hospitality Industry Needs to Know about Website Accessibility Guidelines

by William Miller in Food & Beverage, Legal, Lodging, Technology. Posted December 6, 2015

Do private businesses, including restaurants, hotels and travel businesses who offer services to the public through their website (i.e., sell a product or service on the website) have to make their websites accessible to persons with disabilities? While the answer to that question is almost certainly “yes,” it has still not been conclusively answered by ...

Insurance Coverage For Possible Ebola Claims Involving Hospitality Businesses

by Marshall Gilinsky in Food & Beverage, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging. Posted November 24, 2015

Originally published in Anderson Kill’s Hospitality Alert, Nov. 2014 Co-authored by Diana Shafter Gliedman Now that the first cases of Ebola in the United States have been treated and the country is for the moment Ebola-free, it’s easier than two months ago to maintain perspective. Ebola is difficult to contract, and widespread outbreaks in the ...

FDA’s Menu-Labeling Update

by Dan Vecchio in Food & Beverage. Posted November 8, 2015

Since their official unveiling in December 2014, the FDA’s final menu-labeling rules have given rise to a multitude of questions from hospitality businesses who wonder how to comply or whether they must comply at all. The FDA, in turn, appears to be trying its level best to provide enough time and guidance to ease these ...

Critical Control Points in Liquor Liability

by Jeffrey Jannarone in Food & Beverage. Posted October 26, 2015

In this article, dram shop and liquor liability expert, Jeff Jannarone discusses critical control points in bar operations, including recourse options for handling intoxicated patrons. Every bar or restaurant that serves alcoholic beverages is at risk of having intoxicated patrons. However, the mere presence of an intoxicated patron within an establishment does not necessarily indicate ...

Restaurant industry leader Danny Meyer ends tipping. Who will follow?

by Maura Judkis in Food & Beverage, Human Resources. Posted October 15, 2015

If you happen to have a late-November reservation at the Modern, Danny Meyer’s two-Michelin-star restaurant in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, here’s some good news: When the bill comes, you’ll no longer have to do any fuzzy math on a full stomach and a few glasses of champagne. Meyer, head of the Union Square ...

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. ...

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