In a decision of great import to the New York City hospitality industry, a federal court has held that a New York City statute mandating payment of severance benefits to certain covered hotel service employees was not...more
4/27/2022
/ AFL-CIO ,
Business Closures ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Layoffs ,
New York ,
NLRA ,
Preemption ,
Severance Agreements
Under a New York City law, hotels with at least 100 rooms that either (1) experienced a mass layoff of 75% or more of their workforce or (2) were closed to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, but have not reopened to the...more
10/28/2021
/ Business Interruption ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employees ,
Declaratory Judgments ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Layoffs ,
New York ,
Severance Pay ,
State and Local Government