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Cross-Border Telecommuting Checklist

by Don Dowling in Human Resources, Technology, Travel. Posted August 3, 2015

Belgium’s Roger Blanpain, perhaps the world’s preeminent professor of international employment law, once said that “we live in an information society, driven by knowledge in action.…[Services] can be provided via the information highways from anywhere, even from the other side of the globe…We are in a New World. It immediately becomes clear why developments in the globalized, non-material market ...

Lessons Learned From a Hotel Data Breach

by Dick Hudak in Lodging, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted July 31, 2015

The criminals were good. They almost got away with the most elaborate data breach and identity theft scam I’d seen in all my years as an FBI agent and hotel security director. The victim was a nationally branded hotel in Annapolis, Maryland. A gang of thieves from Baltimore infiltrated the hotel in 2004. An associate ...

Staying Vigilant for Your Guests: Hotel Safety, Scam Awareness, and Hacking Defense

by admin in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted July 30, 2015

No guest wants to feel insecure about the safety of his/her person, belongings, and bank account when staying at a hotel. No hotel owner wants his/her guests to feel this way, either! But the threat exists, and in our world of rapidly advancing technology, it evolves by the day. Hotel owners must take effective, adaptive ...

Trends in Privacy and Data Security Breaches

by Jeffrey Neuburger in Technology. Posted July 28, 2015

As large-scale security breaches at major companies captured headlines in 2014, lawmakers in the US and abroad remain active on both the regulatory and enforcement fronts.Large-scale security breaches involving national retailers commanded the headlines and spurred private litigation over when an individual has standing to bring a lawsuit following a data breach. Privacy and data ...

Best Practices for Mobile Device Data Security

by Post & Schell in Legal, Safety & Security, Technology. Posted July 18, 2015

In 2014, it became official: There now are more active mobile devices in the world than people, according to data compiled by GSMA Intelligence and the U.S. Census Bureau. The rise in mobile devices is not confined to personal use; mobile devices increasingly play an integral role in many business operations. We rely on mobile ...

Passing Credit Card Swipe Fees to Employees and Guests

by Kara Maciel in Food & Beverage, Legal, Lodging, Technology. Posted June 28, 2015

Our national hospitality practice frequently advises restaurant owners and operators on whether it is legal for employers to pass credit card swipe fees onto employees or even to guests, and the short answer is, yes, in most states. But whether an employer wants to actually pass along this charge and risk alienating their staff or ...

A Hotelier’s Guide to Serious Wi-Fi

by admin in Lodging, Technology. Posted June 26, 2015

Major online hospitality outlets like Hotel Industry Magazine and Travel Daily UK are announcing the results of a NETGEAR study in which two-thirds of business travelers reported they would not return to a hotel that offers inadequate wireless service. Now, we can’t find a direct link to that survey, and the findings do encourage the purchase of the technology ...

Like It or Love It: How Not to Get Pinned (Legally) When Using Social Media to Promote Your Brand

by Philip Nulud in Food & Beverage, Legal, Lodging, Technology. Posted June 17, 2015

Twitter®, Instagram®, Facebook®, Pinterest® and other social media websites and apps are great ways to interact with friends, family and potential customers. They are great avenues for advertising and promotion of one’s business and brand. A brand owner can share their latest offerings, get people excited about new products, develop brand awareness, etc.—the possibilities are ...

DOJ Further Delays Release of Highly Anticipated Proposed Website Accessibility Regulations for Public Accommodations

by Joshua Stein in Technology. Posted June 17, 2015

For those who have been eagerly anticipating the release of the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposed website accessibility regulations for public accommodations under Title III of the ADA (the “Public Accommodation Website Regulations”), the wait just got even longer. The recently released Spring 2015 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions reveals that DOJ’s Public Accommodation Website Regulations ...

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