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Risk Management Hospitality Industry

ArentFox Schiff

Understanding Suppliers’ Rights and Remedies in Retail and Hospitality Bankruptcies

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On May 14, Outfox Hospitality LLC, the parent company of the retail chain Foxtrot Market, along with its affiliates, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, with the...more

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Connecticut Restaurant Guidebook 2023 Edition Preview: Part Two CT SEXUAL HARASSMENT 101

This post is part of a series of articles previewing the unique types of information and guidance contained in the Pullman Comley Hospitality Team’s “Connecticut Restaurant Guidebook 2023 Edition.” Available to members of the...more

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[Event] Retail and Hospitality Seminar - November 15th - 17th, Austin, TX

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Join us for the 2023 Retail and Hospitality Litigation Seminar in Austin, Texas—a vibrant and eclectic city with a thriving music scene, a diverse population, and a beautiful downtown with a wide variety of dining and...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

The cyber attack on MGM Resorts: what you need to know (and what it means for your risk management strategy)

Just this week, global hospitality, casino, and entertainment company MGM Resorts reported a large-scale cyber attack that impacted its operating systems, causing downtime throughout its casino floors, reservation systems,...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Extreme Vacations and Limitations of Liability

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By Jonathan H. Freiberger This Blog has recently written on the issue of contractual limitations of liability.  [Here] Proving that timing is everything, Jonathan H. Freiberger, one of Freiberger Haber LLP’s founding members,...more

Baker Donelson

Five Critical Considerations for Hospitality Businesses Implementing EV Infrastructure

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Electric Vehicles (EVs) are swiftly moving from a niche market into the mainstream. As this transition occurs, savvy hotels and restaurants are taking advantage of the relatively benign regulations and adding EV charging...more

BakerHostetler

Deeper Dive into the Data

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Every year, BakerHostetler collects and analyzes various metrics about the incident response matters we handle. In 2022, we handled over 1,160 incidents. The most striking trends we saw across those incidents were an overall...more

Rumberger | Kirk

COVID-19 Litigation: What Hotels Have Learned and How to Mitigate Future Exposure

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With travelers returning to hotel destinations across the world, threats of COVID-19 contamination continue to expose the hospitality industry to various legal risks. With more than 2,000 COVID-related cases currently on file...more

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Premises Liability Concerns as Hotels Re-Open in the Wake of COVID-19

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COVID-19 has ravaged the economy, with the hospitality industry feeling especially compromised. Fear of community spread of the virus through travel and group events has dramatically reduced occupancy rates across the...more

Akerman LLP

‘Clean and Safe’ Certification: The Future for Hotels After COVID-19

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused many jurisdictions to enact orders imposing additional requirements on hotels and even shutting some down. As people return to everyday life — and even once COVID-19 is behind us — the hotel...more

Dechert LLP

COVID-19: Preparing for and Managing Disputes in the Hospitality Sector

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The COVID-19 pandemic, and the travel restrictions imposed in response, are already having a severe impact on the hospitality industry... In this briefing, we address key commercial disputes that could arise out of the crisis...more

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Washington Resorts Pay $570,000 to Settle EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Federal Agency Again Obtains Relief for Female Employees Harassed by Owner - SEATTLE - Two resorts near the Columbia River in Carson, Wash., have agreed to pay $570,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment...more

Payne & Fears

[Webinar] Is Your Hotel/Casino Insured for its Coronavirus Business Interruption Losses? - April 2nd, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm PDT

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Resorts, hotels, casinos, and others in the hospitality industry are experiencing devastating losses as the result of recent government shutdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Is there anything you can do to salvage...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Force Majeure Events in the Midst of COVID-19

The outbreak of COVID-19 has challenged businesses across the board in unprecedented ways. Major conferences and events have been cancelled, restaurants across the country are closing down, and supply chains have been...more

Littler

New FAQs Clarify Colorado Emergency Paid Sick Leave Rules

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The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment released new FAQs to clarify requirements under the Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”) Rules, issued on March 11, 2020, that require certain employers to...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Colorado Mandates 4 Days of Paid Leave for COVID-19 Testing

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On March 10, 2020, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order directing he Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (“DLE”) to create emergency rules to “ensure workers in food handling, hospitality, child...more

Baker Donelson

The Coronavirus Challenge: What Hospitality Businesses Should Consider Doing Now

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As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, the landscape is constantly changing. New information is coming to light faster than it can be internalized and the economy, at the moment, is in constant flux....more

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Colorado Emergency Rule Requires Up to 4 Paid Sick Leave Days for Employees with Flu-Like Symptoms Who Are Tested for COVID-19

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On March 11, 2020, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued Colorado Health Emergency Leave with Pay (“Colorado HELP”) Rules that require certain employers to provide paid sick leave for employees with flu-like...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Coronavirus/COVID-19: Considerations for the Hospitality Industry

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COVID-2019 is a new strain of coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of 2019 and continues to spread around the globe. The COVID-2019 outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO)...more

Hogan Lovells

You can’t just wash your hands of it… A landlord and tenant’s guide to COVID-19 in the UK

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As hand gels and toilet paper fly off the shelves and children across the world cross their fingers for school closures, the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus has taken over the news. ...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Coronavirus and the Workplace: What Employers Need To Know

News that multiple cases of the newly-identified 2019 Novel Coronavirus have reached the United States have prompted employers to think about employee safety and ways to address disease prevention in the workplace. Although,...more

Rumberger | Kirk

Find Your Footing: Don’t stumble when it comes to slip-and-fall claims

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Some regard slip-and-fall claims as nuisance litigation and often make billboard plaintiffs’ lawyers the butt of jokes. But, occasionally, these claims represent catastrophic injuries with verdicts to match, and even garden...more

Troutman Pepper

Two New NLRB Decisions Allow Employers to Limit Use of Its Email System and Preserve Confidentiality of Workplace Investigations

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Q: What is the current rule on whether an employee can use our company’s email system to distribute union material? Also, are we permitted to require employees to keep workplace investigations confidential without running...more

BCLP

Hotels and GDPR

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We are now over a year on from the major changes made to the European data protection regime by the GDPR so it is time to revisit what the changes mean now for the hospitality sector and investment in it, given increased...more

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Food Fight: Restaurants in the Thick of Today’s Toughest Labor and Employment Challenges

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Restaurant success used to be all about a winning menu, appealing décor and strong word of mouth. Nowadays, success also has a lot to do with compliance of labor and employment matters, as restaurants frequently find...more

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