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April 2025 / View this email in your browser.

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest changes and a compliance action plan, here’s a quick review of some critical developments we tracked in March and a checklist of the essential items you should consider addressing in April and beyond.

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How to Prepare for an ICE Raid at Your Hotel

via Hotel Dive

Following President Trump’s January executive order, Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids are expected to increase. Hotel owners and managers, therefore, need to know their rights, obligations and best practices.

Sixteen Ways to Improve the Safety in Your Hotel

via Hotel Business

Ensuring the safety of all your hotel’s guests must be of utmost importance, which means it is imperative to do regular assessments of ways to improve security measures. Maximizing your hotel’s safety will safeguard your guests’ wellbeing, protect valuable property and maintain your establishment’s reputation.

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Sex Trafficking Continues to Plague The Hotel Industry

via Hotel Management

A federal statute called the Trafficking Victims Protection Act enables victims to sue hotels that benefit financially from sex trafficking, provided the staff knew or should have known that such illegal activity was occurring.

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US Hotel Horror Ignites Legal Firestorm After California Woman Dies at Trump Las Vegas Resort

via Travel And Tour World

A shocking tragedy at Trump International Hotel Las Vegas has triggered a legal battle, as the family of a seventy-eight-year-old California woman files a wrongful death lawsuit following her violent ejection from a malfunctioning revolving door.

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On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released guidance discussing when “diversity, equity and inclusion” (“DEI”) practices may amount to unlawful discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”).

The two “technical assistance documents” include a one-page document released jointly by the EEOC and DOJ, “What To Do If You Experience Discrimination Related to DEI at Work” and a longer Q&A issued by the EEOC, “What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work” (“Q&A”).

Both documents begin by clarifying that DEI is a “broad term” that is not defined by Title VII. In the Q&A, the EEOC states that as with any other employment practice, a DEI initiative is unlawful if it involves an employer or covered entity “taking an employment action motivated – in whole or in part – by race, sex, or another protected characteristic.”

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