1 New Wave of ADA Website Lawsuits by Jordan Schwartz in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Lodging, Technology. Posted June 5, 2018 Recently, there have been a slew of lawsuits filed across the country alleging that owners and operators of hotels and ... Tags ADA Conn Maciel Carey Internet of Things Legal Issue Read more
0 Employer-Mandated Tip Pooling Guidelines by Wilson Elser in Food & Beverage, Legal. Posted May 31, 2018 Tips and their distribution among the staff have plagued the hospitality industry for years. Federal courts interpret the federal law ... Tags Food & Beverage Legal Issue Tip Pooling Wilson Elser Read more
0 Hotels and Consumers Making Headway in Anti-Room Poaching Battle by Brittany Fayette in Legal, Lodging. Posted May 29, 2018 It’s estimated that room poaching results in upwards of $1.3 billion in lost revenue for hotels and lost funds for ... Tags Garvey Schubert Barer Legal Issue Lodging Read more
0 Beware of the ICE: Hospitality and Retail Industries Need to Prioritize Immigration Compliance by Charles Spitz in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Legal, Lodging, Risk Management. Posted May 19, 2018 From the beginning of his Presidency, immigration compliance has been a top priority for President Trump. This has included the ... Tags Compliance Hospitality Industry Legal Issue Lodging Read more
0 Two Sides of the Hotel Security Equation by Hayley Pham in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Lodging, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted May 17, 2018 Recently, as we were planning and executing two conferences at two different hotels, we encountered such totally different perspectives on ... Tags Insurance Legal Issue Lodging Risk Management Safety and Security Read more
0 Employee Training is Key to GDPR Compliance by Melissa Dials in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Technology. Posted May 3, 2018 The EU’s General Data Protective Regulation (“GDPR”) goes into effect on May 25, 2018. It is a mammoth regulation and ... Tags Compliance GDPR Legal Issue Technology Read more
0 5 Things Businesses Need to Do If They Think They’re About to Be Sued by Joseph Arellano in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal. Posted May 1, 2018 How prepared are you to handle being sued? The shock of a lawsuit often catches businesses off guard, leaving them ... Tags Business Travel Garvey Schubert Barer Insurance Legal Issue Read more
0 Sex Trafficking Continues to Raise Significant Concerns for the Hospitality Industry by Charles Spitz in Hotel Development, Legal, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted April 24, 2018 A variety of lawsuits and legislative efforts across the U.S. are reinforcing that the hospitality industry plays a crucial role ... Tags Hospitality Industry Legal Issue Risk Management Safety and Security Sexual Harassment Read more
0 Avoiding The Blame Game: How To Limit Your Liability To Other Companies’ Employees by Edward Harold in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Risk Management. Posted January 16, 2018 Numerous individuals who work in retail stores are actually employed by a company other than the retailer itself. These include ... Tags Food & Beverage Insurance Lawsuits Legal Issue Risk Management Read more
0 Surf’s Up! Don’t Become The Next Victim Of A Surfing Suit by Michelle Anderson in Food & Beverage, Hotel Development, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Legal, Technology. Posted December 30, 2017 The past few years have seen a steep increase in litigation brought against hospitality businesses under Title III of the ... Tags ADA Food & Beverage Insurance Legal Issue Lodging Read more