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Re-Opening & Room Rates: Beware of Price Gouging Laws

by Sandy Garfinkel in Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legal, Lodging. Posted September 1, 2020

So-called “price gouging” is when a business providing essential consumer goods or services takes advantage of abnormal market conditions caused by events such as natural disasters, armed conflicts or other crises, by raising prices to excessive levels. To date, 35 U.S. states have enacted anti-price gouging legislation. Typically, these statutes make it an illegal act ...

Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew About My Liquor Licensed Premises

by Elizabeth DeConti in Food & Beverage, Legal. Posted August 27, 2020

Today’s category is…..The Top Ten Things I wish I knew about my Liquor Licensed Premises! #10: I need to submit an update to the governing licensing authorities when I restructure, change an officer, or change a d/b/a name. Disclosures on licensing applications should be accurate and current, so that the regulating authority has a record ...

4 Common COVID-19 Misunderstandings That Could Place Your Company At Legal Risk

by Travis Vance in Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legal. Posted August 25, 2020

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued constantly changing guidance for employers that many view as complex, confusing, and impractical. In its perplexing web of guidelines, the CDC recommends that your company take several actions to protect workers from contracting COVID-19, like self-isolating sick employees, quarantining exposed employees, screening employees ...

Lizard-Proof Your Witness

by Hagwood & Tipton in Legal. Posted August 22, 2020

Teach them the Game. Your witnesses are savvier than you think. We lawyers do inhabit a strange world where logic and reason do not always prevail, and the rules do not always comport with what lay people would call common sense. However, give your witnesses credit. Most of them can understand the manipulation game being ...

Legal Perspective on the Health, Safety & Security Responsibilities for US Mobile Workforce

by Fisher Phillips in Legal, Risk Management, Travel. Posted August 15, 2020

Ebola. Terrorism. H1N1. Civil unrest. SARS. Tsunamis. The Zika Virus. Sound familiar? These are all global issues that have become uncommonly understood terms in the United States. While these are now commonly understood terms, however, understanding how to prevent issues like these from happening is not o commonly understood. In particular, understanding how employers can ...

A US Legal Perspective on Global and Domestic Business Travel

by HospitalityLawyer.com in Legal, Travel. Posted August 13, 2020

How do the US 50 states’ workers’ compensation laws protect US businesses and their global and domestic travelers at home and abroad? Business Travel by United States companies has grown exponentially over the past years. As a result, both the foreseen and unforeseen liabilities for businesses and their traveling employees raise viable concerns for all ...

How Should Your Business Handle Anti-Mask Guests? A 5-Step Action Plan

by Fisher Phillips in Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legal. Posted August 4, 2020

As an increasing number of businesses begin to require face coverings in their facilities – whether as a result of a local legal mandate or in the interest of public safety – there has been a corresponding increase in the number of well-publicized reports of customers and guests reacting in a belligerent, hostile, or even ...

Branded Residence in Egypt Legal Framework

by Riad & Riad Law Firm in Hotel Development, Legal, Lodging. Posted June 16, 2020

Introduction Egypt’s real estate market has been witnessing a great development during the last few years. New types of investment are increasingly evolving; among them is the branded residence associated with rental pool arrangements. In this type of investment, a luxury brand name of a hotel is licensed for use on a residential development. The ...

TTB Clarifies Trade Practice Enforcement for COVID-19-Related Activities

by Valerie Haber in Coronavirus (COVID-19), Food & Beverage, Legal. Posted June 13, 2020

The Federal Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (“TTB”) published a May 8, 2020 Industry Circular #2020-3 titled, “Trade Practice Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic”, which provides helpful insight into the agency’s current stance on various trade practice issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Industry Circular addresses five main categories of activity: Product Returns; Extension ...

Businessman Overcoming Difficulties Due To COVID-19

COVID-19 Exposure Control & Response Plan: What Is It and Why Does Every Employer Need One?

by Conn Maciel Carey in Coronavirus (COVID-19), Legal, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted June 9, 2020

As states across the country begin to loosen or lift stay-at-home and shutdown orders, many workplaces that had been idled, have just begun to or will soon resume operations. Many states and localities are setting as a precondition for reopening, a requirement that they develop and implement a written, site-specific COVID-19 Exposure Control and Response ...

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