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Social Media Policies Help Limit Liability

by Michelman Robinson in Hotel Development, Human Resources, Lodging. Posted October 11, 2016

A thorough policy helps define what your employees can and can’t say about the company on social channels. As a hotel executive, imagine that one of the managers you oversee shares that an employee is disparaging you and the company on Twitter. You jump online to find a member of your staff posted the following ...

Accommodating Transgender Guests in Hotel Restrooms, Locker Rooms Is a Balancing Act

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal, Lodging, Travel. Posted August 5, 2016

If you work in the hospitality industry, you no doubt realize that for all of the hotel rooms around the globe, there is no room for discrimination. Claims of bias can have devastating consequences on a brand as well as rippling economic effects. To put that into perspective, the NBA’s recent decision to pull its ...

Time to Act – Employers Have Fewer than Six Months to Comply With New Federal Overtime Exemption Rule

by Buchalter in Human Resources, Legal. Posted July 13, 2016

By: Paul Bressan and Ruth Seroussi On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its much-anticipated final overtime exemption rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), as tasked to do by President Obama in 2014. The DOL received more than 270,000 comments since it published its Notice of Proposed Rule ...

New Payday Options for Making Ends Meet

by NY Times in Human Resources. Posted July 6, 2016

by Stacy Cowley For decades, most American companies have paid their workers once every week or two, minimizing the administrative costs of frequent paydays and maximizing the interest the companies earn by keeping the money in the bank. And for equally long, workers have complained about the unfairness of waiting for their paychecks. But now, ...

Minimum “Exempt” Salary Threshold Raised and Millions of Additional Workers Entitled to Overtime

by Bennett Pine in Human Resources. Posted July 6, 2016

On May 18, 2016, President Obama and the Labor Department issued the much anticipated final rule regarding overtime regulations, which significantly raises the minimum salary threshold required to qualify for “white collar exemptions” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. These new Department of Labor Overtime Rules may be of particular interest to businesses in the ...

Webinar: Non-Violent Confrontation Management (NVCM) Overview

by AFIMAC Global in Human Resources. Posted June 29, 2016

Date: Thursday, July 7, 2016Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ESTCost: FREESpeaker: Rob Shuster, VP Protective Services and Training, AFIMAC GlobalStephen Barth, Attorney and Founder, HospitalityLawyer.com Yes, I would like to attend Webinar Outline This webinar will focus on verbal and nonverbal tools to handle confrontational exchanges with agitated people. We will review the stages of how ...

Department of Labor Announces Final Overtime Rule

by Post & Schell in Human Resources, Legal. Posted May 23, 2016

by: Andrea Kirshenbaum Today the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally announced its Final Rule which more than doubles the minimum salary threshold for “executive,” “administrative,” and “professional,” employees to qualify as exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL estimates that the Final Rule, which will become effective on ...

Minimum Wage Raise in California

by Nation's Restaurant News in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Lodging. Posted April 1, 2016

It’s official: California goes for $15 minimum wage raise Some may say the minimum wage raise is inevitable. Of course there are staunch opinions on both sides raising very challenging issues. “Gov. Jerry Brown [of California] announced a landmark deal between lawmakers and union leaders that would increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 an ...

Wage and Hour Woes

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources. Posted March 31, 2016

Wage and hour woes in the hospitality industry Andria Ryan of Fisher & Phillips provides an in-depth look at the wage and hour woes including penalities and areas known for violations. Are you prepared for an unannounced visit from the DOL? There are a number of areas that are of particular concern regarding the hospitality ...

Social Media and the NLRA Lessons for Hospitality Employers

by Post & Schell in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Lodging, Technology. Posted March 31, 2016

Social Media and the NLRA for Hospitality Employers Social media has endless and valuable opportunities for the hospitality industry. From “valuable marketing” to connecting on a more personal level with consumers, social media can make or break a brand. However, in order to “maintain a positive reputation” on a world-wide platform like Twitter, it is ...

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