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What an Analysis of Covid-19-related Lawsuits Shows About the Future of Hotels and Restaurants
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May 21, 2021 via Hospitality Net
That the hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic is obvious. The travel and business shutdowns’ devastation, only now easing somewhat with the partial and complete reopening of some parts of the world, is well known. What is perhaps less obvious are the pandemic’s legal repercussions as businesses and individuals file related lawsuits.

Analyzing legal filings affecting the business operations of hotels and restaurants will help us understand the liabilities, protection tools and techniques, and ways to be better protected from such calamities in the future.

While it is early to draw firm conclusions, an analysis of lawsuits filed in 2020 and early 2021 indicates...
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What Is Hospitality Law? An Explanation with Stephen Barth

May 22, 2021 via ConvergeBlog

Stephen Barth, founder of HospitalityLawyer.com®, provides an in-depth explanation of what hospitality law consists of, including what specific industries fall under the hospitality umbrella as well as what general and niche laws impact those in the hospitality communities.
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Liabilities Remain After Dissolving Business

May 14, 2021 via Travel Weekly

Not only does dissolution not affect your existing liabilities, but it also may make it easier for creditors to sue you personally. Therefore, keep the corporation in existence until all claims are settled and all taxes paid.
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What Does the New CDC Guidance on Masks Mean for Employers?

May 13, 2021 via Foley & Lardner

First, the CDC’s guidance does not override local, state, or federal rules on mask use. This includes any state or local mask mandates which remain in effect – at least for now.
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Key Factors in the Industry’s Fight Against Human Trafficking
April 24, 2021 via Hotel Management

As the prevalence of human trafficking has become common knowledge in the past couple of years, the pertinent question is: Why have hotels become so vulnerable to these crimes? Aside from offering a space in which the guest retains legitimate expectations of privacy, the automation of hotel operations has made it much more difficult for hotel employees and representatives to spot and report potential human trafficking victims and their perpetrators. Automated hotel check-ins/check-outs, online reservation systems and do not disturb signs all limit interaction between hotel staff members and guests—thereby curtailing potential points of identification and intervention. So, in an age of anonymity and automation, how does a hotel work to both combat human trafficking and insulate itself from any potential criminal or civil liability?
 
 
 
 
 
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