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Recent Events Highlight Legionella Risks for Commercial Real Estate, Hospitality, and Health Care Industries

by Paul McIntyre in Food & Beverage, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted August 21, 2015

Co-authored by Aaron Mapes Legionnaires Disease has grabbed headlines in recent weeks, with high profile outbreaks that have resulted in sicknesses and deaths, along with calls for stricter regulation of water systems, particularly HVAC cooling towers. In New York City this summer, an outbreak traced to a cooling tower at a Bronx hotel resulted in ...

The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act’s Impact

by Leigh Ann Benson in Food & Beverage, Safety & Security. Posted August 19, 2015

FDA’s steadfast position against formally addressing “Natural” claims on food products may soon be forced to change if the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act, which the House of Representatives passed on July 23, 2015, is enacted. The Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (“SAFLA”) serves largely to prohibit state and local governments from enacting ...

Business Travelers: In Search of Opportunity, Safely

by Lynn Pina in Safety & Security, Travel. Posted August 17, 2015

Abstract To manage and grow their businesses, Americans take over 16 million business trips internationally a year. To grow further, companies will continue to look for opportunities abroad, especially in emerging markets. With this expansion and international travel comes risk. Indeed, a number of cities around the world – including many that offer substantial growth opportunities for businesses – are not particularly ...

Food Safety Insurance and The FDA’s Forthcoming Rule

by Jessica Collier in Food & Beverage, Safety & Security. Posted August 17, 2015

A recent ruling by the California Supreme Court continues a national trend of decisions over the past several years denying coverage for potential contamination incidents under product contamination insurance (PCI) policies. The latest decision is rendered at a critical time for the food industry. By the end of summer, food companies face regulatory transformations not ...

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

by Donald Decker in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted August 6, 2015

The hospitality industry provides or the safety and security of its patrons and employees on its premises. This responsibility extends to all parts of the premises to which patrons and employees may be expected to go and to those parts of the premises that the business has led the patrons and employees to believe they ...

Ebola and Terrorism Threaten African Tourism

by David Pratt in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted August 6, 2015

African tourism was severely impacted by the global recession that started around 2008. In 2013 we started seeing signs of a recovery, with the number of tourists increasing by over 5%, or three million, over 2012. This increase created a positive anticipation that 2014 would be the year in which normality returned to the tourism ...

Will the New E-Verify Security Enhancement Help or Hurt?

by Andrew Merills in Safety & Security, Technology. Posted August 6, 2015

Co-authored by Justin S. Coffey and Nicole Brooks. “E-Verify” is an internet-based system, operated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA). Used in conjunction with Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, it allows employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of new employees. In light of widespread criticism that ...

Are You Keeping Your Smartphone Smart?

by Harris Schwartz in Safety & Security, Technology, Travel. Posted August 6, 2015

More and more companies are empowering their workforce and executives to stay engaged with the office when traveling, by providing a myriad of devices such as iPhones, iPads, Laptops and other smartphone devices. The threat to corporate information protection increases when employees are traveling for business. Let alone, the physical threat of device theft; the ...

Corporate Travel Focus 2014 – Data Security, Travel Risk Management and Mobile Tech

by tnooz in Risk Management, Safety & Security, Technology, Travel. Posted August 6, 2015

Travel data security, risk management while traveling to emerging countries and demand for additional mobile technology will be the focus for corporates next year, says corporate travel management company HRG. Travel Data Security The UK-based TMC recommends corporates have a global data consolidation strategy in order to mitigate risks associated with data protection and privacy. ...

Legally Speaking: Avoiding Bath Fall Liability

by Karen Morris in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted August 3, 2015

Some issues in hotel law come and go. Falls in slippery bathtubs have a sticking quality. Liability in this type of lawsuit can be avoided but it takes some attention to those porcelain bastions of cleanliness. In the typical case a guest is showering, loses his balance and falls. Because floors and walls surrounding showers are ...

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